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2 Kings 3:3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he continued in the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed and led the people of Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to 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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel; he did not abandon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he continued in the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, Joram clung to 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="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, Joram clung to 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="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But he kept doing the sinful things that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/3.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />But he would not give up the sins that Jeroboam (Nebat's son) led Israel to commit. Joram would not turn away from those sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yet, like King Jeroboam son of Nebat before him, he led Israel into sin and would not stop. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even so, he kept on committing the sins that Nebat's son Jeroboam had done, which ensnared Israel in sin&#8212;he never abandoned them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he clung to 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="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn&#8217;t depart from them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />surely he has cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin; he has not turned aside from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> only to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin he hath cleaved, he hath not turned aside from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, he adhered; he departed not from them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but he still held fast unceasingly to the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, caused Israel to commit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he clung to the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to commit; he did not depart from it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not turn aside from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Only he cleaved to the sins by which Yorbaam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin, and he did not turn aside from them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/3-3.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/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=611" 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/2_kings/3.htm">Joram Overcomes Moab's Rebellion</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">2</span>And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">Nevertheless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: d&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#234;q (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">he clung</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: b&#601;&#183;&#7717;a&#7789;&#183;&#7789;&#333;&#183;w&#7791; (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">to the sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: y&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#257;m (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5028.htm" title="5028: n&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#7789; (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Jeroboam. From nabat; regard; Nebat, the father of Jeroboam I.">of Nebat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yi&#347;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#234;l (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">had caused Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: he&#183;&#7717;&#277;&#183;&#7789;&#238; (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: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: l&#333;- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: s&#257;r (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim&#183;men&#183;n&#257;h (Prep:: 3fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, &#8220;Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.&#8221; / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a></span><br />Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">1 Kings 22:52-53</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. / Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">2 Kings 10:29-31</a></span><br />but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit&#8212;the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. / Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, &#8220;Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.&#8221; / Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.<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/13-11.htm">2 Kings 13:11</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-24.htm">2 Kings 14:24</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-9.htm">2 Kings 15:9</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-18.htm">2 Kings 15:18</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-24.htm">2 Kings 15:24</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-28.htm">2 Kings 15:28</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21-23</a></span><br />When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. / Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel&#8212;a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a></span><br />The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.&#8221;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless he joined to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.</p><p class="hdg">he cleaved</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">2 Kings 10:20-31</a></b></br> And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed <i>it</i>&#8230; </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&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">which made</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/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26,34</a></b></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&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.</p><p class="hdg">he departed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">2 Kings 13:2,6,11</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-24.htm">2 Kings 14:24</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-9.htm">2 Kings 15:9,18</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-4.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">Nebat</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-10.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-52.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Therefrom</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-18.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-25.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-9.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-9.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-9.htm">Nebat</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">Therefrom</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">Jehoram's reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">Mesha rebels</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-6.htm">Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-13.htm">by Elisha obtains water, and promise of victory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">The king of Moab sacrifices his son, and raises the siege</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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Jeroboam's sins primarily involved the establishment of golden calves at Bethel and Dan (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>), which were intended to prevent the Israelites from worshiping in Jerusalem. This act of idolatry was a direct violation of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>) and set a precedent for future kings. The phrase "clung to the sins" indicates a stubborn adherence to these practices, despite the clear condemnation from prophets like Elijah and Elisha. This persistence in sin highlights the spiritual decline of Israel and serves as a warning against the dangers of idolatry and disobedience to God's commands.<p><b>he did not turn away from them.</b><br>Jehoram's failure to turn away from these sins demonstrates a lack of repentance and spiritual renewal. In the biblical narrative, turning away from sin is often associated with repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>). The phrase underscores the importance of genuine repentance in the life of a believer, as seen in the calls to repentance throughout the prophetic books (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a>). Jehoram's refusal to abandon the idolatrous practices of Jeroboam contrasts with the reforms of kings like Hezekiah and Josiah, who actively sought to restore true worship in Judah (<a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">2 Kings 18:3-6</a>, <a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a>). This serves as a reminder of the need for leaders to guide their people in righteousness and the consequences of failing to do so.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoram.htm">Jehoram (Joram)</a></b><br>The king of Israel during this time, son of Ahab and Jezebel. He continued in the sinful practices initiated by Jeroboam.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam_son_of_nebat.htm">Jeroboam son of Nebat</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division. He led Israel into idolatry by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, distinct from Judah, often led astray by its kings into idolatry and sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel_and_dan.htm">Bethel and Dan</a></b><br>Locations where Jeroboam set up golden calves, leading Israel into idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab_and_jezebel.htm">Ahab and Jezebel</a></b><br>Jehoram's parents, known for their idolatry and opposition to the worship of Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Jehoram's failure to fully turn from the sins of Jeroboam highlights the danger of partial obedience and compromise in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_sin.htm">Generational Sin</a></b><br>The passage illustrates how the sins of one generation can impact subsequent ones, urging us to break cycles of sin in our own families.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_subtlety.htm">Idolatry's Subtlety</a></b><br>Just as Israel was led astray by seemingly small compromises, we must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry that can subtly infiltrate our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_responsibility.htm">Leadership Responsibility</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of those they lead. This calls for integrity and faithfulness in leadership roles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>The need for genuine repentance and turning away from sin is crucial for spiritual renewal and alignment with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chron_13__any_non-biblical_evidence.htm">2 Chronicles 13 - Are there any archaeological or extra-biblical sources that verify the details of this battle's scale and outcome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jeroboam's_biblical_sin.htm">What was Jeroboam's sin in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_amaziah_defeated_despite_doing_right.htm">Why does 2 Kings 14:8-14 record Amaziah's defeat by Israel if he was said to do right in the eyes of the LORD (2 Kings 14:3)?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">He cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam.</span>--<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm" title="Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.">1Kings 12:28</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>, <a href="/1_kings/16-2.htm" title="For as much as I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel; and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;">1Kings 16:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm" title="For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.">1Kings 16:26</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Therefrom.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">from it</span> (a collective feminine). So in <a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm" title="And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.">2Kings 13:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm" title="Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)">2Kings 13:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13-11.htm" title="And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.">2Kings 13:11</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin</span>; he departed not there from. The maintenance of the calf-worship was, no doubt, viewed as a political necessity. If the two sanctuaries at Dan and Bethel had been shut up, the images broken, and the calf-worship brought to an end, there would, as a matter of course, have been a general flocking of the more religious among the people to the great sanctuary of Jehovah at Jerusalem; and this adoption of Jerusalem as a spiritual center would naturally have led on to its acceptance as the general political center of the whole Israelite people. Israel, as a separate kingdom, a distinct political entity, would have disappeared. Hence every Israelite monarch, even the Jehovistic Jehu, felt himself bound, by the political exigencies of his position, to keep up the calf-worship, and maintain the religious system of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/3-3.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">Nevertheless,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1512;&#1463;&#1440;&#1511;</span> <span class="translit">(raq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he clung</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1461;&#1425;&#1511;</span> <span class="translit">(d&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#234;q)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the sins</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1495;&#1463;&#1496;&#1468;&#1465;&#1438;&#1488;&#1493;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;&#7717;a&#7789;&#183;&#7789;&#333;&#183;w&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - feminine plural construct<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">that</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er-)</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">Jeroboam</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1489;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1447;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1469;&#1503;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Nebat</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1504;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1435;&#1496;</span> <span class="translit">(n&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#7789;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5028.htm">Strong's 5028: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebat -- father of Jeroboam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had caused Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1474;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1430;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(yi&#347;&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#234;l)</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">&#1492;&#1462;&#1495;&#1457;&#1496;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(he&#183;&#7717;&#277;&#183;&#7789;&#238;)</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 /><br /><span class="word">he did not</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1465;&#1488;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#333;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn away</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1505;&#1464;&#1430;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(s&#257;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from them.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1469;&#1504;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(mim&#183;men&#183;n&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/3-3.htm">2 Kings 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/3-3.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 3:3 Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 3:4" /></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>

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