2 Kings

2 Kings 3:2

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.

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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

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.