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2 Kings 17:2

1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

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

3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.

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BSB
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded 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.
WEB
He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
ASV
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
DARBY
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.
BLB
And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, but not as the kings of Israel who were before his face.
ÅB
Han gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, dog ikke som de konger i Israel som hadde vært før ham.
OTB
Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, men ikke som Israels konger som var før ham.
B1930
Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, dog ikke som de konger i Israel som hadde vært før ham.

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 2 Kings 13:11

    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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  • 2 Chronicles 30:5–11

    So 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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  • 2 Kings 15:24

    And 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.

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  • 2 Kings 3:2

    And 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 2 Kings 15:18

    And 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.

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  • 2 Kings 10:31

    Yet 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.

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