2 Kings 23:27 meaning and explanation
For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”
2 Kings 23:27, Berean Standard Bible
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These words come from the narrator, explaining why Josiah's thorough reforms could not avert judgment. The verse echoes the covenant warnings of Deuteronomy and the earlier rejection of the northern kingdom, which Assyria had destroyed.
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