Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
In him. The Jews explain this of the diabolical characters forbidden, Leviticus xix. 28. (Denis the Carthusian; R. Sal.)
But it may simply denote the hidden sins of the king, which God will bring to light, or his rebellious conduct. (Amama) (Genesis xliv. 16.) (Calmet)