2 Kings 3:2

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 2 Kings 3:2

And he wrought euill in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and like his mother; for hee put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He did evil in the sight of the LORD, though not like his father and his mother; for he put away the {sacred} pillar of Baal which his father had made.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
- American Standard Version (1901)

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the stone pillar of Baal which his father had made.
- Basic English Bible

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And he wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; and he took away the column of Baal that his father had made.
- Darby Bible

And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
- English Revised Version

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 2 Kings 3:2

Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 3:2


3:3 The sins - The worship of the calves: which all the kings of Israel kept up as a wall of partition between their subjects and those of Judah. So that altho' he had a little religion, yet he had not enough to over - rule this policy.

3:4 A sheep - master - A man of great wealth (which in those times and places consisted much in cattle) which enabled and emboldened him to rebel against his sovereign.


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