2 Kings 8:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.”
2 Kings 8:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.”
2 Kings 8:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah. ”
2 Kings 8:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,”
2 Kings 8:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah. ”
2 Kings 8:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee walked in the wayes of the Kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euill in the sight of the Lord.”
2 Kings 8:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:18 in Context — 2 Kings 8
16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
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What Does 2 Kings 8:18 Mean?
2 Kings 8:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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