2 Kings 3:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and mother; he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he did{H6213} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah,{H3068} but not like his father,{H1} and like his mother;{H517} for he put away{H5493} the pillar{H4676} of Baal{H1168} that his father{H1} had made.{H6213}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he wrought{H6213}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}; but not like his father{H1}, and like his mother{H517}: for he put away{H5493}{(H8686)} the image{H4676} of Baal{H1168} that his father{H1} had made{H6213}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & dyd yt which was euell in ye sighte of ye LORDE, but not as his father & his mother: for he put awaye ye pilers of Baal, which his father caused to make.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he wrought euill in the sight of the Lorde, but not like his father nor like his mother: for he tooke away the image of Baal that his father had made.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he wrought euil in the sight of the Lorde, but not lyke his father and lyke his mother: for he put away the images of Baal that his father had made.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turneth aside the standing-pillar of Baal that his father made;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
  • 2 Kgs 10:18 : 18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
  • 2 Kgs 10:26-28 : 26 And they brought out the images from the house of Baal, and burned them. 27 And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.
  • Exod 23:24 : 24 You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.
  • 1 Sam 15:19 : 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but flew upon the spoil, and did evil in the sight of the LORD?
  • 1 Kgs 16:19 : 19 because of the sins that he committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin.
  • 1 Kgs 16:31-33 : 31 And as if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him. 32 He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
  • 1 Kgs 21:5-9 : 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread? 6 And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it; and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
  • 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 6:31-32 : 31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him today. 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man ahead of him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
  • 2 Kgs 9:22 : 22 And it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
  • 2 Kgs 9:34 : 34 And when he had come in, he ate and drank, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
  • 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and dealt with mediums and spiritists: he did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
  • 2 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2 He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

  • 1 Kgs 22:52-53
    2 verses
    81%

    52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

    53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.

  • 2 Kgs 3:3
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    3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

  • 2 Chr 21:5-6
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    5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Kgs 13:11
    79%

    11 He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but he walked in them.

  • 2 Kgs 3:1
    78%

    1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

  • 2 Kgs 15:9
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    9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 21:2-3
    2 verses
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    2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

    3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal, and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.

  • 2 Kgs 23:32
    77%

    32 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

  • 2 Kgs 23:37
    77%

    37 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

  • 2 Kgs 14:24
    76%

    24 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD: he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.

  • 2 Chr 33:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 But he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, like the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

    3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he erected altars for Baal, made groves, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

  • 2 Kgs 14:3
    76%

    3 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father; he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

  • 2 Kgs 15:28
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    28 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD: he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Chr 28:2
    76%

    2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for Baalim.

  • 2 Kgs 16:3
    76%

    3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel.

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    75%

    24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD: he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 8:27
    75%

    27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

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    31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

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    26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as the Amorites did, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 17:2
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    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who were before him.

  • 2 Chr 34:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned aside neither to the right hand nor to the left.

    3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the groves, the carved images, and the molten images.

  • 1 Kgs 15:3
    74%

    3 He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not right with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

  • 2 Kgs 8:18
    74%

    18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 22:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

    4 Therefore, he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, leading to his destruction.

  • 2 Kgs 24:9
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    9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

  • 1 Kgs 15:26
    74%

    26 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.

  • 2 Kgs 18:3
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    3 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as David his father had done.

  • 2 Kgs 15:18
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    18 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD: he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 1:17
    73%

    17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his place in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because he had no son.

  • 1 Kgs 16:31
    73%

    31 And as if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.

  • 2 Chr 27:2
    73%

    2 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did; however, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people continued to act corruptly.

  • 2 Kgs 21:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

    21 And he walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.

    22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 16:26
    73%

    26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in the sins that he made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

  • 2 Kgs 15:3
    73%

    3 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

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

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    4 But sought the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the practices of Israel.

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    32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD.

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    12 Elijah the prophet sent him a letter, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not followed the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa king of Judah,

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    3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.

  • 2 Kgs 15:34
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    34 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

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