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Jeremiah 52:2

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What does Jeremiah 52:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Jeremiah 52:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 52

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
3For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he did [that which was] evil in the eyes of the Lord, etc.] Though we do not read of any idolatry he was guilty of; yet he was disobedient to the word of the Lord, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet of the Lord, that spoke in his name; and particularly he rebelled against the king of Babylon, and violated the oath he made to him, (<143612>2 Chronicles 36:12,13); according to all that Jehoiakim had done; an elder brother of his, who reigned after Josiah, and before Jehoiachin.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Zedekiah - It is generally thought that this chapter was not penned by Jeremiah, who, it is not probable, would have so largely repeated what he had related before; and could not historically relate what happened after his time, as some things did which are mentioned towards the end of the chapter. Probably it was penned by some of those in Babylon, and put in here as a preface to the book of Lamentations. Jeremiah 52:24”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he did: Kg1 14:22; Kg2 24:19, Kg2 24:20; Ch2 36:12, Ch2 36:13; Eze 17:16-20, Eze 21:25 according: Jer 26:21-23, Jer 36:21-23, Jer 36:29-31 Jeremiah 52:3”
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