2 Kings 23:25

And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	מֶ֗לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לְפָנָ֜יו le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
turned	שָׁ֤ב shav	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
heart	לְבָב֤וֹ le.va.Vo	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
soul	נַפְשׁוֹ֙ naf.Sho	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
might	מְאֹד֔וֹ me.'o.Do	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
law	תּוֹרַ֣ת to.Rat	H8451	a precept or statute · noun, common feminine singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
after	וְאַחֲרָ֖יו ve.'a.cha.Rav	H310	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
arose	קָ֥ם kam	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 18:5 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
1 Kings 8:48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray u…
2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonie…
John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
1 Kings 2:4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:25-30

Upon the reading of these verses we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains - evident, conspicuous, and past dispute, yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable and past finding out, Psa 36:6. What shall we say to this? I. It is here owned that Josiah was one of the best kings that ever sat upon the throne of David, Kg2 23:25. As Hezekiah was a non-such for faith and dependence upon God in straits (Kg2 18:5), so Josiah was a non-such for sincerity and zeal in carrying on a work of reformation. For this there was none like him, 1. That he turned to the Lord from whom his fathers had revolted. It is true religion to turn to God as one we have chosen and love. H…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:21

the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, &c.--It was observed with great solemnity and was attended not only by his own subjects, but by the remnant people from Israel (see on 2Ch. 35:1-19). Many of the Israelites who were at Jerusalem might have heard of, if they did not hear, the law read by Josiah. It is probable that they might even have procured a copy of the law, stimulated as they were to the better observance of Jehovah's worship by the unusual and solemn transactions at Jerusalem.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:25

Like unto him was there no king - Perhaps not one from the time of David; and, morally considered, including David himself, none ever sat on the Jewish throne, so truly exemplary in his own conduct, and so thoroughly zealous in the work of God. David was a greater but not a better man than Josiah.

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:25

And like unto him was there no king before him,.... The same is said of Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:5, Hezekiah might excel him in some things, as Josiah might excel Hezekiah in others: that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might; with such sincerity, heartiness, zeal, and constancy: according to all the law of Moses; having respect to every commandment, especially relative to worship, with the greatest precision and exactness: neither after him arose there any like him; for all to the captivity were wicked princes.

The Church Fathers

Nobody must think that anything was detracted to the celerity of death because of one's merits. Enoch was kidnapped, lest malice might spoil his heart, and Josiah, who celebrated the Passover of the Lord in the eighteenth year of his reign in such a manner that he overcame in piousness all the previous kings, did not survive longer through the merits of his faith. No, rather, because grievous destruction threatened the Jewish people, the just king was taken away beforehand. I fear that you, too, were snatched away from us because of some offense on our part, so that, as a just person, you might escape in the eighteenth year of your reign the bitterness of impending evil.
— Ambrose of Milan, CONSOLATION ON THE DEATH OF EMPEROR VALENTINIAN 57

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Dictionary and topics

Esdraelon — The Greek form of the Hebrew “Jezreel,” the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e., “the meadow of the son of Amer”) which stretches across Central Palestine from the…
Jeremiah — Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.…
Josiah — Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Law Of Moses, The · Good kings enforced — Good kings enforced
Zeal · Holy — Exemplified: Josiah — Holy — Exemplified: Josiah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 23:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:25-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 23:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 23:25-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 23:21

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 23:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 23:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 23:1-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 23:24-25

Rashi on 2 Kings 23:24