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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)

KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain

ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain

YLTPD

“and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain

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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 17:2 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 16:25But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
1 Kings 16:30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 21:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
2 Chronicles 30:5So 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.

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