2 Kings 10:31
10:31 But Jehu did not carefully and wholeheartedly obey the law of the Lord God of Israel. 1 He did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam had encouraged Israel to commit. 2
2 Kings 17:21
17:21 He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king. 3 Jeroboam drove Israel away 4 from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin. 5
1 tn Heb “But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart.”
2 tn Heb “He did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam which he caused Israel to commit.”
3 tn Heb “and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king.”
4 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the verb is נָדָא (nada’), an alternate form of נָדָה (nadah), “push away.” The marginal reading (Qere) assumes the verb נָדָח (nadakh), “drive away.”
5 tn Heb “a great sin.”