2 Kings 17:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilהָרַ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
only 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
not as the kingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣י
(ke·mal·chei)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃
(le·fa·nav.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that which was evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
but not as the kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that were before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

King James Bible
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, though not like the kings of Israel who had preceded him.

NET Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did what the LORD considered evil, but he didn't do what the kings of Israel before him had done.

King James 2000 Bible
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
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