And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
Parallel translations
- WEB Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
- BSB And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
- NKJV Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
- NASB And the people of Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
- NLT During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.
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Quick answer
Judah, too, does evil and provokes God to jealousy with sins surpassing their ancestors. The south is not spared the charge of unfaithfulness.
Overview
Though Judah retained the temple and Davidic kings, it fell into serious sin during Rehoboam's reign. 'Provoking to jealousy' recalls covenant language about idolatry as spiritual adultery. The verse shows that proximity to true worship does not guarantee faithfulness, underscoring the universal need for a faithful heart.
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- 2 Chr 12:1And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
- 1 Cor 10:22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
- Ps 78:58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
- Deut 29:28And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
- Isa 65:3–4A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
- Deut 4:24For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
- Judg 4:1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
- Judg 3:7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
- 1 Kgs 14:9But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
- Deut 32:16–21They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
- 2 Chr 12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 17:19Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
- 1 Kgs 16:30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
- Judg 3:12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Jer 3:7–11And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
- Ezek 16:47–48Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.
- 2 Kgs 21:11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
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