Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehoash son of Jehoahaz has just become king of Israel in Samaria, ruling for sixteen years. The passage records his immediate conduct upon assuming the throne.
The words — The verb וַיַּעֲשֶׂה (va.ya.'a.se) means "and he did," directly modifying הָרַע (ha.ra') for "the evil." The phrase לֹא סָר (lo' sar) literally translates to "he did not turn aside."
The thread — This formulation matches 2 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 3:3, and 2 Kings 10:29. Each reference explicitly identifies Jeroboam’s actions as sins that subsequent kings refused to abandon.
Why it lands — The text states that royal succession did not interrupt established idolatry. It requires the reader to recognize that covenant failure persisted through the reigning monarch.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
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.
- 2 Kings 3:3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
- 2 Kings 10:29 but 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.
- 2 Kings 13:6 Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.