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2 Kings 13:11

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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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This verse in 2 Kings 13

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Jehoash son of Jehoahaz

on 2 Kings 13:10-13

Jehoash inherits his father's sin along with his father's throne: the same refusal to turn from Jeroboam's way. Verse 13 has “Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne” before the narrative has told Jehoash's own acts. The book often names the next king before it finishes the last one's story.

This site's exposition

did not turn away from all

The verdict on Jehoash repeats the verdict on his father at verse 2 almost word for word. Adam Clarke, following Calmet, counts his sixteen years as including a co-regency, the son sharing his father's government for two years before Jehoahaz died. The whole reign stands under one verdict.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As his father did, and his character is described in the same words, see 2Ki 13:2.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

That one evil was enough to leave an indelible mark of infamy upon his name; for, how little evil soever men saw in it, it was, in the sight of the Lord, a very wicked thing; and we are sure that his judgment is according to truth.

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥הand he did

    vaiyaasehH6213 →2628 times

  • הָרַ֖עthe evil

    hara'H7451 →662 times

  • בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of

    beeineiH5869 →887 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לֹ֣אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • סָ֗רhe turned aside

    sarH5493 →299 times

  • מִכָּל־from all

    mikolH3605 →5413 times

  • חַטֹּ֞אות[the] sins of

    chatotH2403 →295 times

  • יָרָבְעָ֧םJeroboam

    yaraveamH3379 →104 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נְבָ֛טNebat

    nevatH5028 →25 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • הֶחֱטִ֥יאhe caused to sin

    hecheti'H2398 →238 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • בָּ֥הּin it

    bah

  • הָלָֽךְ׃he walked

    halakhH1980 →1546 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 13:2And 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.3 works2 Kings 14:24And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.3 works2 Kings 3:3Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.3 works2 Kings 10:29but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.2 works2 Kings 13:6Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.2 works2 Kings 17:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Kings 17:22The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.2 works2 Kings 15:9And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Kings 3:3

    Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 14:16

      So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Kings 15:9

      And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  • Through

    2 Kings 10:29

    but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 12:28–30

      After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out…

    • 1 Kings 13:33–34

      Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a…

  • Through

    2 Kings 13:6

    Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 16:33

      Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

    • 2 Kings 10:29

      but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Kings 13:2

      And 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.

  • Through

    2 Kings 13:2

    And 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.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 12:26–33

      Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.

About 2 Kings

Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 13 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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