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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But he did what was evil in the LORD’s sight and followed the example of his father, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin into which he misled Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father [Jeroboam] and in his sin [of idolatry], with which he made Israel sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nadab did what was evil in the LORD’s sight and walked in the ways of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nadab did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight and followed the example of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nadab disobeyed the LORD by following the evil example of his father, who had caused the Israelites to sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He did what the LORD considered evil, living as his father did, leading Israel into the same sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Like his father before him, he sinned against the LORD and led Israel into sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />practicing what the LORD considered to be evil, living the way his father did, committing sins, and leading Israel to sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He followed in his father's footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and does evil in the eyes of YHWH, and goes in the way of his father, and in his sin that he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth in the way of his father, and in his sin that he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will go in the way of his father, and in his sins which he caused Israel to sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he did what is evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the ways of his father and in his sins, by which he caused Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, walking in the way of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of his ancestor and in the sin that he caused Israel to commit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he did evil before LORD JEHOVAH, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins that Israel sinned.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/15-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6173" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/15.htm">Nadab's Wicked Reign in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25</span>In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">And he did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and walked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ū·ḇə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">and in his sin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">he had caused Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: he·ḥĕ·ṭî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">to commit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25-26</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him. / For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a></span><br />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. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">2 Kings 13:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-14.htm">2 Chronicles 12:14</a></span><br />And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-12.htm">2 Chronicles 36:12</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></span><br />But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a></span><br />In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.</p><p class="hdg">he did evil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-7.htm">1 Kings 16:7,25,30</a></b></br> And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him… </p><p class="hdg">walked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-33</a></b></br> Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves <i>of</i> gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33,34</a></b></br> After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became <i>one</i> of the priests of the high places… </p><p class="hdg">in his sin</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">1 Kings 15:30,34</a></b></br> Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a></b></br> And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">1 Kings 16:19,26</a></b></br> For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-11.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-3.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-6.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-22.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-34.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">Abijam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-7.htm">Asa succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">Asa's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-16.htm">The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Ben-Hadad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-23.htm">Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">Nadab's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Baasha conspiring against him, executes Ahijah's prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-31.htm">Nadab's acts and death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm">Baasha's wicked reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "evil" refers to actions contrary to God's commandments, often involving idolatry and injustice. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" underscores God's omniscience and the accountability of leaders to divine standards. This evaluation is a recurring theme in the books of Kings, highlighting the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where obedience brings blessing and disobedience brings judgment.<p><b>and walked in the way of his father</b><br>This phrase suggests a continuation of sinful practices established by the previous generation. The "way of his father" refers to the specific policies and religious practices initiated by Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan to prevent the Israelites from worshiping in Jerusalem. This phrase highlights the influence of parental and ancestral actions on subsequent generations, a common biblical theme seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where the iniquity of the fathers affects the children.<p><b>and in his sin,</b><br>The "sin" here is specifically linked to the idolatry introduced by Jeroboam, which became a defining characteristic of the northern kingdom's spiritual decline. This sin was not merely a personal failing but a systemic issue that affected the entire nation. The singular "sin" can be seen as a collective term for the various idolatrous practices that were institutionalized, leading the people away from the worship of Yahweh.<p><b>which he had caused Israel to commit.</b><br>This phrase indicates the king's responsibility for leading the nation into sin. The use of "caused" suggests deliberate actions and policies that encouraged or enforced idolatry and disobedience to God's laws. This reflects the biblical principle that leaders bear significant responsibility for the spiritual direction of their people, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Hosea 4:9</a>, where the people's sins are linked to the failures of their leaders. The phrase also underscores the communal aspect of sin in Israel, where the actions of the king had widespread consequences for the entire nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nadab.htm">Nadab</a></b><br>The son of Jeroboam, who became king of Israel. His reign was marked by evil in the sight of the LORD, following in the sinful footsteps of his father.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division. He led Israel into sin by setting up golden calves for worship, which Nadab continued.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which was led into sin by its kings, starting with Jeroboam and continuing with Nadab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who judged the actions of the kings and the nation according to His righteous standards.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>The specific sins of idolatry and leading the nation away from the worship of the true God, which were initiated by Jeroboam and perpetuated by Nadab.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_leadership.htm">The Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on those they lead. Nadab's continuation of his father's sins shows the importance of godly leadership and the consequences of failing to follow God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_sin.htm">Generational Sin</a></b><br>The sins of one generation can affect the next. It is crucial to break cycles of sin through repentance and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>While Nadab followed in his father's footsteps, each individual is responsible for their own actions before God. We must choose to follow God's commandments regardless of our heritage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to separation from God and His blessings. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry, ensuring our worship and devotion are directed solely to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God sees and judges the actions of nations and individuals. His standards are unchanging, and His judgment is just.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_perea's_biblical_significance.htm">Who was King Nadab in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_nadab_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Nadab in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Did evil in the sight of the Lord.</span>--This constantly-recurring phrase signifies (as, indeed, the context here shows) perseverance in the idolatrous system introduced by Jeroboam.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father</span> [Jeroboam begat all his sons, save one, "in his own likeness"], <span class="cmt_word">and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.</span> [<span class="accented">I.e.</span>, not the rebellion, but the schism (<a href="/1_kings/12-30.htm">1 Kings 12:30</a>; <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a>; cf. vers. 30, 34; 16:2, 13, 19, etc.; see Homiletics, p. 274). All the successors of Jeroboam it is clear, either thought themselves compelled, by the exigencies of their position, to adhere to his ecclesiastical policy, or found themselves more and more entangled in its toils.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/15-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and walked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in his sin,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had caused Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to commit.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחֱטִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·ṭî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/15-26.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 15:26 He did that which was evil (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 15:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 15:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 15:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 15:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>