2 Kings 23:25

Translations

Modern

Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And there was none like him before his face, a king who turned to YHWH with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses—and after him not one has arisen like him.

Latin

Similis illi non fuit ante eum rex, qui reverteretur ad Dominum in omni corde suo, et in tota anima sua, et in universa virtute sua juxta omnem legem Moysi: neque post eum surrexit similis illi.

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English

Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.

Notes

2 Kings 23:24–25

Josiah's dedication to the law led to changes in Jerusalem and Judah. He worked hard to remove all bad practices and strictly observed Passover. This made him the greatest king in following the laws of Moses.

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah The Collapse of Culture The Dangers of Sin

Events

Reign of Josiahc. 641 BC

Related verses

2 Kings 18:5
Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Deuteronomy 6:5
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
1 Kings 8:48
…and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
2 Kings 23:3
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
John 7:19
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
1 Kings 15:5
For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
1 Kings 2:4
…and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
Malachi 4:4
“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Nehemiah 10:29
…hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 35:1–19

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Heart Josiah Kings, Books of First and Second Kohath, Kohathites

Topics

Decision: Joash Josiah: King of Judah: Destroys the Altar and High Places of Idolatry Obedience: Josiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon The Law of Moses: Good Kings Enforced Zeal: Holy: Josiah

2 Kings 23:25

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