2 Kings 13:2

“He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and walked after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he made Israel sin; he did not turn away from it.”

2 Kings 13:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 13:2, word by word

He didיַּעַשׂyaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaas” appears
what was evilרַעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears
in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
and walkedיֵּלֶךְyelech

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

Where else “yelech” appears
the sinsחַטֹּאתchatot

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatot” appears
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

Where else “yaravam” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Nebatנְבָטnevat

Nebat

Nebat: father of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern tribes. He almost always appears in the phrase "Jeroboam son of Nebat."

Where else “nevat” appears
he made Israel sinהֶחֱטִיאhecheti

cause to sin

To lead others into doing wrong.

Where else “hecheti” appears
he made Israel sinיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
turn awayסָרsar

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

Where else “sar” appears

The context

1In year twenty-three of Joash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned seventeen years.

2 · This verse (above)

3The anger of YHWH burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben-hadad son of Hazael, all the days.

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