1 Kings 15:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the ways of his father, committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו וּבְ֨חַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

wayyaʿaś the-raʿ in-ʿênê YHWH wayyēlek in-derek ʾābîw and-in-ḥaṭṭāʾtô which heḥĕṭîʾ ʾet-Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he did
• *raʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - evil
• *ʿênê*: noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *wayyēlek*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he walked
• *derek*: noun, masculine singular construct - way of
• *ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
• *ḥaṭṭāʾtô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sin
• *heḥĕṭîʾ*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he caused to sin
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś* *raʿ*: did evil/acted wickedly
• *ʿênê* *YHWH*: in the eyes of YHWH/in the sight of YHWH
• *wayyēlek* in-*derek*: walked in the way/followed the pattern
• *heḥĕṭîʾ*: caused to sin/led into sin/made to sin

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  He did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he made Israel to sin.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and dyd euell in the sighte of the LORDE, and walked in the waye of his father, and in his synnes, wherwith he made Israel to synne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, walking in the way of his father, and in his sinne wherewith he made Israel to sinne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he did euill in ye sight of the Lord, walking in ye way of his father, & in his sinne wherewith he made Israel sinne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth in the way of his father, and in his sin that he made Israel to sin.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 14:16 : 16 He will give up Israel because of the sins Jeroboam committed and made Israel commit.
• 1 Kgs 15:30 : 30 This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
• 1 Kgs 15:34 : 34 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the way of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
• 1 Kgs 12:28-33 : 28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt. 29 He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other. 31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made. 33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.
• 1 Kgs 13:33-34 : 33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn away from his evil way. Instead, he made priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest, he consecrated, and they became priests for the high places. 34 This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.
• Gen 20:9 : 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'
• Exod 32:21 : 21 Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you that you led them into such a great sin?"
• 1 Sam 2:24 : 24 ‘No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.’
• 1 Kgs 16:7 : 7 Moreover, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the eyes of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he destroyed it.
• 1 Kgs 16:19 : 19 This happened because of the sins he committed, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he caused Israel to commit.
• 1 Kgs 16:25-26 : 25 But Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord and was worse than all who were before him. 26 He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
• 1 Kgs 16:30 : 30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him.
• 1 Kgs 21:22 : 22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and have caused Israel to sin.'
• 1 Kgs 22:52 : 52 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.
• 2 Kgs 3:3 : 3 However, he continued in the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he clung to those sins and did not turn away from them.
• 2 Kgs 21:11 : 11 'Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these detestable things, acting more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has caused Judah to sin with his idols,'
• 2 Kgs 23:15 : 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.
• Jer 32:35 : 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Hinnom’s Son to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, something I never commanded nor even considered in My heart. They committed this detestable act to make Judah sin.
• Rom 14:15 : 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.
• 1 Cor 8:10-13 : 10 For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, eating in an idol's temple, won’t their weak conscience be emboldened to eat food sacrificed to idols? 11 So the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.