2 Kings 23:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done.

ℹ️

About this Translation

Bible in Basic English

Dynamic EquivalenceBest for: English language learning (ESL/ELL)

🎯 Translation Approach

A simplified English translation that limits vocabulary to roughly 1,000 common words to maximize accessibility and clarity, often rephrasing idioms and complex constructions into plain, straightforward language.

Word-for-word

2/5

Readability

5/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Controlled vocabulary: Limits word choice to about 1,000 common English words for maximum accessibility.
Simplified idioms: Complex or culture-specific expressions are rephrased into plain, contemporary equivalents.
Uniform style: Uses consistent, neutral phrasing across books for predictable reading.
Designed for learners: Optimized for readers with limited English proficiency or developing literacy.
Historic plain-English edition: Originally published in 1941 as a simplified alternative to traditional translations.

✅ Strengths

Highly accessible for ESL readers and beginners
Consistent word choices improve predictability
Easy read-through of narrative and teaching texts
Good for reading aloud to children or new readers

⚠️ Considerations

Reduced nuance due to limited vocabulary
Some expressions may feel flat or simplified
Less suited for detailed doctrinal study
Dated (1941) word choices in places

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

English learners (ESL/ELL)
Children and young readers
First-time Bible readers
Readers seeking very simple English

Consider alternatives for

In-depth exegesis
Scholarly or advanced theological study
Readers seeking literary richness or original-language nuance

🔄 Compare with

NIVESVNASBCSBNRSV

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 21:2-7 : 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of those nations whom the Lord had sent out before the children of Israel. 3 He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven. 4 And he put up altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. 5 And he put up altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer squares of the house of the Lord. 6 And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath. 7 He put the image of Asherah which he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever.
2 Kgs 21:21-22 : 21 He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant; 22 Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 23:37
91%
37 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord as his fathers had done.
2 Kgs 24:9
85%
9 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done.
2 Kgs 24:19
84%
19 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.
Jer 52:2
83%
2 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.
1 Kgs 22:52-53
2 verses
82%
52 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, going in the ways of his father and his mother, and in the ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel do evil.
53 He was a servant and worshipper of Baal, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath, as his father had done.
2 Kgs 13:2
82%
2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which he did and made Israel do; he did not keep himself from them.
2 Kgs 21:20-21
2 verses
81%
20 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.
21 He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant;
2 Kgs 15:9
79%
9 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done, not turning away from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.
2 Kgs 21:2-3
2 verses
78%
2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of those nations whom the Lord had sent out before the children of Israel.
3 He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.
2 Kgs 13:11
78%
11 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not turning away from the sin of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which he did and made Israel do, but he went on with it.
2 Chr 33:2
78%
2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.
2 Kgs 18:3
77%
3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.
2 Chr 36:5
77%
5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.
2 Kgs 23:30-31
2 verses
77%
30 And his servants took his body in a carriage from Megiddo to Jerusalem, and put him into the earth there. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and put the holy oil on him and made him king in place of his father.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for three months; his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
2 Kgs 3:2
77%
2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the stone pillar of Baal which his father had made.
2 Kgs 14:24
77%
24 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not turning away from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.
2 Kgs 15:3
77%
3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chr 29:2
77%
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done.
2 Kgs 22:2
76%
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
2 Kgs 15:34
76%
34 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done.
2 Kgs 15:24
76%
24 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not turning from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.
2 Kgs 15:28
76%
28 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not turning from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.
2 Kgs 14:3
76%
3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like David his father; he did as Joash his father had done.
1 Kgs 15:26
76%
26 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of his father, and the sin which he did and made Israel do.
2 Kgs 17:2
75%
2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, though not like the kings of Israel before him.
2 Chr 36:12
75%
12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did not make himself low before Jeremiah the prophet who gave him the word of the Lord.
2 Chr 36:2
75%
2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.
2 Chr 33:22
75%
22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done; and Amon made offerings to all the images which his father Manasseh had made, and was their servant.
2 Chr 34:2
74%
2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
2 Chr 28:1-2
2 verses
74%
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father:
2 But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel and made images of metal for the Baals.
2 Chr 22:3-4
2 verses
74%
3 He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.
4 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.
1 Kgs 15:34
74%
34 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of Jeroboam and the sin which he made Israel do.
2 Kgs 16:2-3
2 verses
74%
2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king; he was ruling for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as David his father did.
3 But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made his son go through the fire, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.
1 Kgs 14:22
74%
22 And Judah did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and made him more angry than their fathers had done by their sins.
2 Chr 36:9
74%
9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months and ten days, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
2 Kgs 8:27
74%
27 He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, and did evil in the eyes of the Lord as the family of Ahab did, for he was a son-in-law of the family of Ahab.
2 Chr 26:4
73%
4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
1 Kgs 15:3
73%
3 And he did the same sins which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely true to the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.
2 Kgs 15:18
73%
18 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not keep himself from the sin which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do.
2 Chr 27:2
73%
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done; but he did not go into the Temple of the Lord. And the people still went on in their evil ways.
2 Chr 20:32
73%
32 He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord.
2 Chr 21:6
72%
6 He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
1 Kgs 21:26
72%
26 He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)