2 CHRONICLES 36:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.”
Jehoiakim's reign of eleven years and his evil conduct, specifically doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord, marks him as the antithesis of his father Josiah and begins the period of religious decline following the reformation. The specification of his wickedness stands in sharp contrast to Josiah's righteousness and suggests a deliberate rejection of or reversion from his father's covenantal commitment. The length of his reign (compared to his brother's three months) may indicate Egyptian support for this more compliant vassal. This verse portrays the rapid spiritual decline following the loss of Josiah's leadership and the beginning of the end times for the Judahite kingdom.
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