And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
The people of Judah did what was wrong in God's eyes, and they made him jealous and angry with their sins. They actually sinned even more than their ancestors had done.
This verse is saying that the people of Judah not only disobeyed God, but they were even worse than previous generations, making God deeply upset with their unfaithfulness.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son, who became king of Judah after the kingdom split in two around 930 BC. During this time, the people of Judah turned away from worshiping God alone and began practicing idolatry, including worshiping foreign gods and setting up pagan shrines. This represented a dramatic spiritual decline from the faithfulness that had characterized earlier generations under David and the early years of Solomon's reign.
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