16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
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But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. …
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-19)Kings, though they are gods to us, are men to God, and shall die like men ; so it appears in these verses, where we have a sentence of death passed upon two kings who reigned successively in Jerusalem, two brothers, and both the ungracious sons of a very pious father. I. Here is the doom of Shallum, who doubtless is the same with Jehoahaz, for he is that son of Josiah king of Judah who reigned in…
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