For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them,
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them
- KJV For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
- BSB The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.
- NASB And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he committed; they did not desist from them
- NLT And the people of Israel persisted in all the evil ways of Jeroboam. They did not turn from these sins
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Israel persisted in all the sins of Jeroboam without ever turning away. Generations clung to the founding apostasy.
Overview
The people walked in Jeroboam's sins continuously and never departed from them. The note emphasizes the unbroken persistence of Israel's idolatry across its entire history. This relentless refusal to repent, despite repeated prophetic warning, made the coming judgment unavoidable.
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Cross-references · 7
- 2 Kgs 10:29However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.
- 2 Kgs 10:31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.
- 2 Kgs 13:6Nevertheless they didn’t depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained in Samaria.)
- 2 Kgs 15:9He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as his fathers had done. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
- 2 Kgs 3:3Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from them.
- 2 Kgs 13:2He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from it.
- 2 Kgs 13:11He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked in them.
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