2 Kings 3:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤ה
(vai·ya·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilהָרַע֙
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
though 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
not like his fatherכְאָבִ֖יו
(che·'a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
and his mother;וּכְאִמֹּ֑ו
(u·che·'im·mov;)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
for he put awayוַיָּ֙סַר֙
(vai·ya·sar)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
the [sacred] pillarמַצְּבַ֣ת
(ma·tze·vat)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
of Baalהַבַּ֔עַל
(hab·ba·'al,)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
his fatherאָבִֽיו׃
(a·viv.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
had made.עָשָׂ֖ה
(a·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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 like his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and like his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
for he put away
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
the image
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
of Baal
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
that his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, though not like his father and his mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal which his father had made.

King James Bible
And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.

International Standard Version
practicing evil in the LORD's presence, only not to the extent that his mother and father had done —he forced abolition of the sacred pillar to Baal that his father had crafted.

NET Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did what the LORD considered evil, but he didn't do what his father or mother had done. He put away the sacred stone that his father had set up and dedicated to Baal.

King James 2000 Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
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