Bible Strands
2 Kings 14:24
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places Jeroboam on the throne of Israel in Samaria during the fifteenth year of Amaziah’s reign over Judah.
The words — וַיַּעַשׂ הָרָע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (wa.ya‘aś hā-rā‘ bə‘ênê YHWH) translates literally as "and he did the evil in the eyes of Yahweh." The clause לֹא סָר מִכָּל־חַטֹּאות (lōʾ sāṣr mikkāl-ḥaṭṭōʾōt) means "he did not turn aside from all sins."
The thread — The formulaic judgment "did evil in the sight of the LORD" appears in Genesis 38:7 regarding Er and recurs throughout the historical books for northern kings. The text explicitly links this behavior to the idolatrous policies initiated by Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Why it lands — The passage records a king’s refusal to abandon state-sanctioned idolatry despite prophetic warnings of territorial restoration. It demands recognition that political success does not override covenant faithfulness.
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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 to sin.
Cross-references
- Genesis 38:7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
- Deuteronomy 9:18 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.
- 1 Kings 12:28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 21:25 (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
- 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- Psalms 106:20 They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.