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2 Kings 17:2

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He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

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2 Kings 17:2 in other translations

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

2 Kings 17:2 · American Standard Version

2 Kings 17:2 in context

  1. 1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
  2. 2He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
  3. 3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
  4. 4The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria seized him, and bound him in prison.