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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 23:25 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ki 23:25	King James	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.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And like unto him ... - See Kg2 18:5 note. We must not press the letter of either passage, but regard both kings as placed among the very best of the kings of Judah.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

And like unto him ... - See Kg2 18:5 note. We must not press the letter of either passage, but regard both kings as placed among the very best of the kings of Judah.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
No king - For his diligent study in God's law, and his exact care, and unwearied industry, and fervent zeal, in rooting out idolators, and all kinds and appearances of idolatry, not only in Judah, but in Israel also; and in the establishment of the true religion in all his dominions, and in the conforming of his own life, and his peoples too, (as far as he could) to the holy law of God: though Hezekiah might excel him in some particulars.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

No king - For his diligent study in God's law, and his exact care, and unwearied industry, and fervent zeal, in rooting out idolators, and all kinds and appearances of idolatry, not only in Judah, but in Israel also; and in the establishment of the true religion in all his dominions, and in the conforming of his own life, and his peoples too, (as far as he could) to the holy law of God: though Hezekiah might excel him in some particulars.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Like unto him was there no king - Perhaps not one from the time of David; and, morally considered, including David himself, none ever sat on the Jewish throne, so truly exemplary in his own conduct, and so thoroughly zealous in the work of God. David was a greater but not a better man than Josiah.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Like unto him was there no king - Perhaps not one from the time of David; and, morally considered, including David himself, none ever sat on the Jewish throne, so truly exemplary in his own conduct, and so thoroughly zealous in the work of God. David was a greater but not a better man than Josiah.

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