2 Kings 24:9
7 Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
- KJV
- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
- WEB
- He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his father had done.
- ASV
- And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.
- DARBY
- And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father had done.
- BLB
- And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father had done.
- ÅB
- Han gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, aldeles som hans far hadde gjort.
- OTB
- Han handlet ondt i Herrens øyne, etter sin fars veier.
- B1930
- Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, aldeles som hans far hadde gjort.