2 Kings 23:26

26 Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to arouse his anger.

2 Kings 23:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
ESV
26 Still the LORD did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
NLT
26 Even so, the LORD was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him.
MSG
26 But despite Josiah, God's hot anger did not cool; the raging anger ignited by Manasseh burned unchecked.
CSB
26 In spite of all that, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath and anger, which burned against Judah because of all the provocations Manasseh had provoked Him with.

2 Kings 23:26 In-Context

24 Furthermore, Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem. This he did to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the temple of the LORD.
25 Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.
26 Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to arouse his anger.
27 So the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also from my presence as I removed Israel, and I will reject Jerusalem, the city I chose, and this temple, about which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’ ”
28 As for the other events of Josiah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 21:6; Jeremiah 23:20; Jeremiah 30:24
  • 2. S 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 15:4
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