2 Kings 23:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Kings 23:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 23:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 23:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’””

2 Kings 23:27 — World English Bible

2 Kings 23:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. ”

2 Kings 23:27 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 23:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Jehovah saith, `Also Judah I turn aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have rejected this city that I have chosen--Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name is there.'”

2 Kings 23:27 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will reject this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. ”

2 Kings 23:27 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 23:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore the Lord saide, I will put Iudah also out of my sight, as I haue put away Israel, and will cast off this citie Ierusalem, which I haue chosen, and the house whereof I said, My name shalbe there.”

2 Kings 23:27 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 23:27 in Context — 2 Kings 23

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.

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.

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.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

29 In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

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What Does 2 Kings 23:27 Mean?

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