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Monday, August 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Hebrew Modern Translation

מלכים ב 3:2

ויעשה הרע בעיני יהוה רק לא כאביו וכאמו ויסר את מצבת הבעל אשר עשה אביו׃

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahab;   Baal;   Jezebel;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Awakenings and Religious Reforms;   Idols;   Reforms, Religious;   Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoram;   Jezebel;   Miracles;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Idol;   Jehoram;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baal (1);   Idol;   Jehoram;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Place;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Edom, Edomites;   Elisha;   Jehoshaphat;   Medeba;   Mesha;   Molech, Moloch;   Samaria;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joram, Jehoram;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jehoram;   Kirharaseth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armor;   Arms;   Jehoshaphat;   Moab;   Samaria;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Israel, Kingdom of;   Jehoram;   Jehu;   Samaria, City of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Baal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pillar;   Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
ויעשה הרע בעיני יהוה רק לא כאביו וכאמו ויסר את מצבת הבעל אשר עשה אביו
Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה רַ֕ק לֹ֥א כְאָבִ֖יו וּכְאִמֹּ֑ו וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבַּ֔עַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו ׃
Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּעֲשֶׂה הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה רַק לֹא כְאָבִיו וּכְאִמּוֹ וַיָּסַר אֶת־מַצְּבַת הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אָבִֽיו ׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:19, 1 Kings 16:19

wrought: 2 Kings 6:31, 2 Kings 6:32, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Kings 21:20

but not: 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 21:20, 1 Kings 21:25

and like: 2 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 9:34, 1 Kings 21:5-15, 1 Kings 21:25

image: Heb. statue

Baal: 2 Kings 10:18, 2 Kings 10:26-28, 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 16:32

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 16:30 - above 1 Kings 22:53 - he served Baal 2 Kings 8:18 - in the way 2 Kings 17:2 - but not as the kings

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Was guilty of idolatry:

but not like his father, and like his mother; his father Ahab, and his mother Jezebel:

for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made; he did not destroy it, only removed it from the temple of Baal where it was set, that it might not be worshipped, at least publicly, see 1 Kings 16:31 this he did, either moved to it by his own conscience, observing the sudden deaths of his father and brother, which he might suppose was for their idolatry; or in order to obtain success in his war with Moab he was entering into; or being instigated by Jehoshaphat to do it, or otherwise he might refuse to join him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the “evil” done by Ahab, see especially 1 Kings 16:30-34. Jehoram, warned by the fate of his brother (2 Kings 1:4 note), began his reign by a formal abolition of the Phoenician state religion introduced by Ahab - even if he connived at its continuance among the people 2 Kings 10:26-27; and by a re-establishment of the old worship of the kingdom as arranged by Jeroboam.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 3:2. He put away the image of Baal — He abolished his worship; but he continued that of the calves at Dan and Beth-el.


 
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