2 Kings 13:2

13:2 He did evil in the sight of¹ the Lord. He continued in² the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.³

2 Kings 13:6

13:6 But they did not repudiate⁴ the sinful ways of the family⁵ of Jeroboam, who encouraged Israel to sin; they continued in those sins.⁶ There was even an Asherah pole⁷ standing in Samaria.

2 Kings 13:11

13:11 He did evil in the sight of⁸ the Lord. He did not repudiate⁹ the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins.¹⁰

2 Kings 13:1

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel

13:1 In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria¹¹ for seventeen years.

Acts 12:1

James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned

12:1 About that time King Herod¹² laid hands on¹³ some from the church to harm them.¹⁴

Psalms 106:20

106:20 They traded their majestic God¹⁵

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

²tn Heb “walked after.”

³tn Heb “he did not turn aside from it.”

⁴tn Heb “they did not turn away from.”

⁵tn Heb “house.”

⁶tc Heb “in it he walked.” The singular verb (הָלַךְ, halakh) is probably due to an error of haplography and should be emended to the plural (הָלְכּוּ, halÿku). Note that a vav immediately follows (on the form וְגַם, vÿgam).

⁷tn Or “an image of Asherah”; ASV, NASB “the Asherah”; NCV “the Asherah idol.”

⁷tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁸tn Heb “turn away from all.”

⁹tn Heb “in it he walked.”

¹⁰map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

¹³sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great). His mediocre career is summarized in Josephus, Ant. 18-19. This event took place in a.d. 42 or 43.

¹⁴tn Or “King Herod had some from the church arrested.”

¹⁵tn Or “to cause them injury.”

¹⁶tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the Lord states that his people (Israel) exchanged “their glory” (a reference to the Lord) for worthless idols.