2 Kings 3:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.”
2 Kings 3:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, but not like his father and like his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.”
2 Kings 3:2 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. ”
2 Kings 3:2 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turneth aside the standing-pillar of Baal that his father made;”
2 Kings 3:2 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; and he took away the column of Baal that his father had made. ”
2 Kings 3:2 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he wrought euill in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father nor like his mother: for he tooke away the image of Baal that his father had made.”
2 Kings 3:2 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:2 in Context — 2 Kings 3
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:2 Mean?
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