1 Kings 15:34

34 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 15:34 in Other Translations

34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

34 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.

34 But he did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

34 He was openly evil before God, walking in the footsteps of Jeroboam, who both sinned and made Israel sin.

34 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 15:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:34

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord
As Nadab did, whom he slew:

and walked in the way of Jeroboam;
whose family he destroyed:

and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin;
in worshipping the golden calves; so that it was not out of dislike to idolatry, but out of malice and ambition, that he slew the family of Jeroboam.

1 Kings 15:34 In-Context

32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years.

34 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Cross References

• 1. ver 26; 1 Kings 12:28-29; 1 Kings 13:33; 1 Kings 14:16