2 Kings 15 · Verse 28

2 Kings 15:28

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kings 15:28, King James Version

2 Kings 15:28 in other translations

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

What does 2 Kings 15:28 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 15:8-31

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept…

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2 Kings 15:28 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
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
סָ֗רSarhe turned asideH5493
מִן\־min-fromH4480
חַטֹּאות֙cha.tOt[the] sins ofH2403
יָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נְבָ֔טne.VatNebatH5028
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
הֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'he caused to sinH2398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 15:28

  • 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 21:2

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 13:6

    Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

  • 2 Kings 15:18

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kings 15:9

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

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9,18; 13:2,6; 21:2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 15:27

    In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

  • 2 Kings 15:28

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

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

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2 Kings 15:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová; no se apartó de los pecados de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, el que hizo pecar á Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel: il ne se détourna pas des péchés de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, par lesquels il avait fait pécher Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas; er wich nicht von den Sünden Jerobeams, des Sohnes Nebats, wodurch er Israel sündigen gemacht hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et fecit quod erat malum coram Domino: non recessit a peccatis Jeroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël.