KJV ORIGINAL
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes and followed the same sins as Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who had led Israel into sin. He never turned away from those sins.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is saying that this king chose to do evil things that God hated, following the same destructive pattern of a previous bad king who had led the whole nation astray.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to Jehoahaz, king of Israel, who reigned around 814-798 BC. Jeroboam I (mentioned here) was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who set up golden calves for worship to prevent his people from going to Jerusalem, establishing a pattern of idolatry that many later kings followed.
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