2 Kings

2 Kings 3:2–3

²And 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.

³Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

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2 Kings 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he did	וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤ה	way·ya·‘ă·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַע֙	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but	רַ֕ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
as his father	כְאָבִ֖יו	ḵə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וּכְאִמּ֑וֹ	ū·ḵə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
He removed	וַיָּ֙סַר֙	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
the sacred pillar	מַצְּבַ֣ת	maṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
of Baal	הַבַּ֔עַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
his father	אָבִֽיו׃	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
had made	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

2 Kings 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nevertheless	רַ֠ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
he clung	דָּבֵ֑ק	dā·ḇêq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the sins	בְּחַטֹּ֞אות	bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֧ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּֽן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nebat	נְבָ֛ט	nə·ḇāṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5028 Nebat
had caused Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to commit	הֶחֱטִ֥יא	he·ḥĕ·ṭî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
he did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turn away	סָ֖ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from them	מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ס	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Cross-references

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2 Kings 3:2 2 Kings 10:18 · 2 Kings 10:26–28 · 1 Kings 21:25 · Exodus 23:24

2 Kings 3:3 1 Kings 14:16 · 2 Kings 13:11 · 1 Kings 13:33 · 1 Kings 12:26–33 · 2 Kings 15:18 · 2 Kings 13:6 · 1 Kings 14:9 · 2 Kings 15:9 · 2 Kings 17:22 · 1 Kings 15:34 · 1 Kings 15:26 · 2 Kings 14:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.