Verse 2

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han handlet ondt i Herrens øyne, men hans gjerninger var annerledes enn de andre kongene i Israel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som de konger av Israel som var før ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke så ondt som de tidligere kongene av Israel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger som var før ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger som var før ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger før ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han gjorde det som var ondt i HERRENS øyne, men ikke på samme måte som Israels konger før ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger før ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som kongene i Israel som hadde vært før ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who came before him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger før ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øine, dog ikke som Israels Konger, som vare før ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger som var før ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som de israelittiske kongene før ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som de kongene av Israel som var før ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger som var før ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som kongene i Israel før ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and dyd yt which was euell in ye sighte of the LORDE, but not as ye kynges of Israel yt were before him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, but not as the Kinges of Israel, that were before him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And did that which was euill in the sight of the Lorde, but not as the kinges of Israel that were before him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, though not like the kings of Israel before him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 3:2 : 2 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.
• 2 Kgs 10:31 : 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.
• 2 Kgs 13:2 : 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.
• 2 Kgs 13:11 : 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 15:9 : 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 15:18 : 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 15:24 : 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 Chr 30:5-9 : 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it in such a way for a long time as it was written. 6 So the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, You children of Israel, return to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He will return to you who are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as you see. 8 Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if you turn again to the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before those that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if you return to Him. 10 So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.