And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
He did what was evil in the LORD's eyes, just like his ancestors had done. He didn't turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
This verse is saying that this king continued the same pattern of disobedience to God that his family had practiced for generations, especially following the example of an earlier king who led the whole nation away from God.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to Zechariah, king of Israel, who ruled for only six months around 753 BC. Jeroboam I (son of Nebat) had established idol worship with golden calves when the kingdom split around 930 BC, and this sinful pattern became the standard that most northern kingdom rulers followed. The 'sins of Jeroboam' became a shorthand phrase for the persistent idol worship and rejection of proper temple worship in Jerusalem.
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