2 Kings 13 · Verse 2

2 Kings 13:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
2 Kings 13:2, King James Version

2 Kings 13:2 in other translations

BSBAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
WEBHe did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from it.
ASVAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
YLTand he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin--he turned not aside from it,
DARBYAnd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from them.
BBEHe 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.
WebsterAnd 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 to sin; he departed not therefrom.

What does 2 Kings 13:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 13:1-3

2Ki 13:1-7. Jehoahaz's Wicked Reign over Israel. 1-3. Jehoahaz ... reigned seventeen years--Under his government, which pursued the policy of his predecessors regarding the support of the calf-worship, Israel's apostasy from the true God became greater and more confirmed than in the time of his father Jehu. The national chastisement, when it came, was consequently the more severe and the instruments employed by the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 13:1-9

It was the ancient honour of Israel that they were a praying people. Jehoahaz, their king, in his distress, besought the Lord; applied himself for help, but not to the calves; what help could they give him? He sought the Lord. See how swift God is to show mercy; how ready to hear prayer; how willing to find a reason to be gracious; else he would not look so far back as the ancient covenant Israel had so often…

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2 Kings 13:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַ֠יֵּלֶךְVai.ye.lekhand he walkedH1980
אַחַ֨ר'a.CharafterH310
חַטֹּ֜אתcha.Tot[the] sins ofH2403
יָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נְבָ֛טne.VatNebatH5028
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
הֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'he caused to sinH2398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
סָ֥רsarhe turned asideH5493
מִמֶּֽנָּה\׃mi.Me.nahfrom itH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 13:2

  • 1 Kings 12:26-33

    And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan. …

  • 1 Kings 14:16

    And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kings 10:29

    Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth–el, and that were in Dan.

  • Hosea 5:11

    Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

  • 2 Kings 13:11

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3148-3156. B.C. 856-839. followed. Heb. walked after.
11; 10:29; 1Ki 12:26-33; 14:16; Ho 5:11

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Context

  • 2 Kings 13:1

    In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

  • 2 Kings 13:2

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

  • 2 Kings 13:3

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben–hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

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2 Kings 13:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, y siguió los pecados de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, el que hizo pecar á Israel; y no se apartó de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel; et il marcha après les péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, par lesquels il avait fait pécher Israël; il ne s’en détourna point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas; und er wandelte den Sünden Jerobeams nach, des Sohnes Nebats, wodurch er Israel sündigen gemacht hatte: er wich nicht davon.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et fecit malum coram Domino, secutusque est peccata Jeroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël, et non declinavit ab eis.