Bible Strands
2 Kings 15:28
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The biblical narrator evaluates Pekah immediately after his accession to the throne of Israel in the fifty-second year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah.
The words — The phrase סָ֗ר (Sar) = he turned aside paired with חַטֹּאות֙ (cha.tOt) = sins marks the deliberate refusal to abandon the established idolatrous practices.
The thread — This pattern of persistent royal apostasy recurs in 2 Kings 13:2, 13:6, and 15:9, where multiple northern kings fail to break from Jeroboam’s religious legacy.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that political succession does not automatically produce spiritual reform, requiring a deliberate break from inherited rebellion.
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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 the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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 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 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.
- 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.
- 2 Kings 21:2 And 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.