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He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהonlyרַקnotלֹאlike the kingsכְּמַלְכֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרwereהָיוּbefore him.לְפָנָיו
2 Kings 17:2
Study it in the app“He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, only not like the kings of Israel who were before him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 17:2, 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- like the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
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- wereהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears
The context
1In year twelve of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king in Samaria over Israel and reigned nine years.
2 · This verse (above)
3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant and paid him tribute.