2 Kings 3:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as his father, nor as his mother: and he removed the pillars of Baal which his father had made.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

In Context

1And Joram the son of Achaab + 3:1 Gr. reigned.began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, and he reigned twelve years.

3Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:24Thou shalt not worship their gods, nor serve them: thou shalt not do according to their works, but shalt utterly destroy them, and break to pieces their pillars.

1 Kings 16:19Because of his sins which he committed, doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, so as to walk in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.

1 Kings 16:32And he set up an altar to Baal in the house of his + 16:32 Or, provocations, etc.abominations, which he built in Samaria.

1 Kings 21:20smote each one the man next to him; and each one a second time smote the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, even the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.

2 Kings 6:31And he said, God + 6:31 Gr. do these things to me and add these things.do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie shall stand upon him this day.

2 Kings 9:34And Ju went in and ate and drank, and said, Look now, after this cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:2-6

The Reign of Jehoram. ( b. c. 895.) 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord ; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto… Read the whole commentary →

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