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2 Kings 3:2
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KJ21
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and like his mother; for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
ASV
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
AMP
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
AMPC
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
BRG
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
CSB
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.
CSBA
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.
CEB
He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes, but he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
CJB
He did what was evil from Adonai’s perspective; but he was not as bad as his father and mother, because he got rid of Ba‘al’s standing-stone which his father had made.
CEV
and disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong. He tore down the stone image his father had made to honor Baal, and so he wasn't as sinful as his parents.
DARBY
And he wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; and he took away the column of Baal that his father had made.
DRA
And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
ERV
He did what the Lord said was wrong. But he was not like his father and mother, because he removed the pillar that his father had made for worshiping Baal.
EASY
He did things that the Lord said were evil. But he was not as bad as his father and his mother had been. Jehoram did throw away the stone pillar where people worshipped Baal. His father Ahab had made that pillar.
EHV
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred memorial stones for Baal which his father had made,
ESV
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
ESVUK
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
EXB
He did ·what the Lord said was wrong [L evil in the eyes/sight of the Lord], but ·he was not like [not to same extent as] his father and mother; he removed the stone pillars his father had made for Baal.
GNV
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father nor like his mother: for he took away the image of Baal that his father had made.
GW
He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn’t do what his father or mother had done. He put away the sacred stone that his father had set up and dedicated to Baal.
GNT
He sinned against the Lord, but he was not as bad as his father or his mother Jezebel; he pulled down the image his father had made for the worship of Baal.
HCSB
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.
ICB
Joram did what the Lord said was wrong. But he was not like his father and mother. He removed the stone pillars his father had made for Baal.
ISV
practicing evil in the Lord’s presence, only not to the extent that his mother and father had done—he forced abolition of the sacred pillar to Baal that his father had crafted.
JUB
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and like his mother, for he put away the images of Baal that his father had made.
KJV
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
AKJV
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
LSB
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, though not like his father and his mother; and he took away the sacred pillar of Baal which his father had made.
LEB
and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not as his father or his mother, as he removed the stone pillars of Baal that his father had made.
TLB
He was a very evil man, but not as wicked as his father and mother had been, for he at least tore down the pillar to Baal that his father had made.
MSG
Joram son of Ahab began his rule over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He was king for twelve years. In God’s sight he was a bad king. But he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother—to his credit he destroyed the obscene Baal stone that his father had made. But he hung on to the sinful practices of Jeroboam son of Nebat, the ones that had corrupted Israel for so long. He wasn’t about to give them up.
MEV
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NOG
He did what Yahweh considered evil, but he didn’t do what his father or mother had done. He put away the sacred stone that his father had set up and dedicated to Baal.
NABRE
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, though not like his father and mother. He did away with the pillar of Baal that his father had made,
NASB
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and his mother; for he removed the memorial stone of Baal which his father had made.
NASB1995
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and his mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal which his father had made.
NCB
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as bad as his father and his mother. He removed the idol of Baal that his father had made.
NCV
He did what the Lord said was wrong, but he was not like his father and mother; he removed the stone pillars his father had made for Baal.
NET
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NIRV
Joram did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. But he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother had been. Joram’s father had made a sacred stone used to worship the god named Baal. Joram got rid of it.
NIV
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone of Baal that his father had made.
NIVUK
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone of Baal that his father had made.
NKJV
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NLV
Jehoram did what was bad in the eyes of the Lord, but not like his father and mother. For he put away the object of Baal which his father had made.
NLT
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not to the same extent as his father and mother. He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up.
NRSVA
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NRSVACE
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NRSVCE
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
NRSVUE
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
OJB
And he wrought rah in the eyes of Hashem; but not like Aviv, nor like Immo; for he put away matzvat HaBa’al (the image of Baal) that Aviv had made.
RGT
And he worked evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father or like his mother. For he took away the image of Baal that his father had made.
RSV
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Ba′al which his father had made.
RSVCE
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Ba′al which his father had made.
TLV
He did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, though not like his father and his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
VOICE
The Eternal saw that he did wicked things, but not to the same degree his parents did. He tore down and had nothing to do with the pillar honoring Baal that his father had crafted.
WEB
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, but not like his father and like his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
WYC
and he did evil before the Lord, but not as his father and his mother (had done); for he took away the images of Baal, which his father had made,
YLT
and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turneth aside the standing-pillar of Baal that his father made;
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