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2 Kings 17:2

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213 →
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
רַ֗קRakonlyH7535 →
לֹ֚אlo'notH3808 →
כְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.Kheilike [the] kings ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
הָי֖וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →

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2 Kings 13:11And 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.2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.2 Kings 15:18And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.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.2 Kings 15:24And 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.2 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 Chronicles 30:5–11So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.2 Kings 3:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.

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