2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.


In Context

1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

2 Kings 17:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord , but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did evil before the Lord: but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;