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2 Kings 23:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Josiah's unmatched devotion does not revoke Jerusalem's judgment.”
Further removals and unmatched turning still stand under 'notwithstanding'
This verse is one part of that explanation in 2 Kings 23:24–27. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 2 Kings 23:24–27
Read 2 Kings 23:27 with 23:24–27. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Josiah removes mediums, images, and abominations, receives unmatched praise for turning to Torah, yet the LORD's anger linked to Manasseh remains and Jerusalem is marked for rejection.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Josiah's unmatched devotion does not revoke Jerusalem's judgment,” 2 Kings 23:27 closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition through the wording “And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: Josiah's further reform and unmatched Torah devotion do not reverse the judgment tied to Manasseh, blocking a mechanical obedience-guarantees-safety reading.
Read 2 Kings 23:24–27 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Kings 23:24–27 forms one scene or regnal notice: Josiah removes mediums, images, and abominations, receives unmatched praise for turning to Torah, yet the LORD's anger linked to Manasseh remains and Jerusalem is marked for rejection.
Verse 24. 24 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
Verse 25. 25 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.
Verse 26. 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.
Verse 27. 27 And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
Follow the Context
- Josiah removes mediums, images, and abominations, receives unmatched praise for turning to Torah, yet the LORD's anger linked to Manasseh remains and Jerusalem is marked for rejection.
- The unit closes by establishing the result or tension named in “Josiah's unmatched devotion does not revoke Jerusalem's judgment” before the next narrated movement.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
2 Kings 23:27 does not permit the wording “And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel…” to be read apart from the selected verse's context. Josiah's reform does not supply a prosperity formula, and inherited consequences do not make later victims personally guilty for Manasseh's acts.
What Remains True
Public power, prophetic authority, and worship remain accountable to truth, human responsibility, affected people, and the limits of the evidence rather than title or success alone. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Josiah removes mediums, images, and abominations, receives unmatched praise for turning to Torah, yet the LORD's anger linked to Manasseh remains and Jerusalem is marked for rejection. In 2 Kings 23:27, the concrete line “And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel…” keeps that truth accountable to narrated evidence.
Teach It Back
In 70–220 words, explain 2 Kings 23:27's role in 23:24–27. Paraphrase “And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel…,” identify one agent or affected person, state one material source or historical limit, and name one conclusion the context does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Kings 23:24–27 — Josiah's unmatched devotion does not revoke Jerusalem's judgmentSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The tension between Josiah's reform and irrevocable judgment is central to compositional theories; the received form refuses a simple obedience-guarantees-safety equation.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 2 Kings 23:24–27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Kings
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, royal formulas, clause relationships, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Kgs.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 23:24–27
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: 2 Kings with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: A unit-bounded translation comparison plus only the lexical, grammatical, textual, historical, or older-English notes actually printed for these verses; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible 2 Kings PDF, printed pp. 663–665, translation and translator notes for 23:24–27
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