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2 Kings 23:26

Contemporary English Version 1995

But the Lord was still furious with the people of Judah because Manasseh had done so many things to make him angry.

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and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.

But the people only laughed and insulted these prophets. They ignored what the Lord God was trying to tell them, until he finally became so angry that nothing could stop him from punishing Judah and Jerusalem.

At that time, the Lord started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The Lord had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this,

and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned

It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.

Why can't our officials stay on in Jerusalem and take care of this for us? Let everyone who has sinned in this way meet here at a certain time with leaders and judges from their own towns. If we take care of this problem, God will surely stop being so terribly angry with us.

I won't calm down, until I have finished what I have decided to do. Someday you will understand exactly what I mean.

“The Lord must be furious with me and everyone else in Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the Lord wants us to do.”

Some time later, King Neco of Egypt led his army to the city of Carchemish on the Euphrates River. And Josiah led his troops north to meet the Egyptians in battle.




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