2 Kings 13:2

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and 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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 13:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 12:26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
  2. 1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
  3. 2 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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