And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes. Throughout his entire life, he never turned away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
This verse is saying that this king lived his whole life doing wrong in God's eyes, following the same sinful pattern that an earlier king had established for Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to one of Israel's kings who continued the religious rebellion started by Jeroboam I around 930 BC. Jeroboam had set up golden calves for worship and established unauthorized priests to keep people from going to Jerusalem's temple. This became a pattern of idol worship and religious corruption that many subsequent northern kingdom rulers followed.
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