³⁴ This was the sin^(A) of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction^(B) from the face of the earth.

²⁹ As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family.^(A) He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. ³⁰ This happened because of the sins^(B) Jeroboam had committed and had caused^(C) Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.

¹⁰ “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster^(A) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.^[a](B) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.^(C)

³⁰ And this thing became a sin;^(A) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.^[a]

²¹ When he tore^(A) Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king.^(B) Jeroboam enticed Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit a great sin.^(C)

³¹ Yet Jehu was not careful^(A) to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins^(B) of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit.

²⁶ Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David.