2 Kings 13:2
in 2 Kings 13And 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Jehoahaz son of Jehu
on 2 Kings 13:1-3
Jehu's dynasty had been promised four generations on the throne, and his son Jehoahaz opens that promise by walking the road Jeroboam laid down. The narrator names the sin before the punishment: the anger of the LORD delivers Israel into the hand of Hazael for the whole reign.
This site's exposition
followed the sins that Jeroboam
Jehoahaz keeps the calf worship at Bethel and Dan that Jeroboam set up and his father Jehu left standing. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown held that when he prayed, the LORD heard him on account of the ancient covenant with the patriarchs. His record gave no ground for an answer.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry: and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; worshipping the golden calves: he departed not therefrom; from the worship of them.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַ֠יֵּלֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he walked | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אַחַ֨ר | ʾachar | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| חַטֹּ֜את | chatot | [the] sins of | H2403 → | 295 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֧ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נְבָ֛ט | nevat | Nebat | H5028 → | 25 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֶחֱטִ֥יא | hecheti' | he caused to sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| סָ֥ר | sar | he turned aside | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | mimenah | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
הָרַ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַ֠יֵּלֶךְand he walked
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
אַחַ֨רafter
ʾacharH310 →715 times
חַטֹּ֜את[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
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
סָ֥רhe turned aside
sarH5493 →299 times
מִמֶּֽנָּה׃from it
mimenahH4480 →1188 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 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.
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 12:28–30
Through
1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 16:2
“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and…
- 1 Kings 13:34
And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
- 1 Kings 15:34
And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
- 1 Kings 15:30
because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
- 1 Kings 12:30
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
- 1 Kings 16:2
Through
Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
it leads to
- Micah 6:16
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you…
- Deuteronomy 28:33
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
- Micah 6:16
About 2 Kings

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
