2 Kings 3:3

3:3 Yet he persisted in ¹  the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them. ² 

2 Kings 10:29

A Summary of Jehu’s Reign

10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel ³  and Dan. ⁴ 

2 Kings 21:2

21:2 He did evil in the sight of ⁵  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ⁶  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 21:11

21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. ⁷  He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “held tight,” or “clung to.”

² tc The Hebrew text has the singular, “it.” Some ancient witnesses read the plural, which seems preferable since the antecedent (“sins”) is plural. Another option is to emend the plural “sins” to a singular. One ancient Greek witness has the singular “sin.”

³ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁴ tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁶ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

⁷ tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

⁸ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.