2 Kings 17:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;

English ASV

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

English Amplified

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as Israel's kings before him did.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as Israel's kings before him did.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

English EASY 2024

Hoshea did things that the Lord said were evil. But he was not as wicked as the kings of Israel who lived before him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He did what the Lord said was wrong, but he was not as bad as the kings of Israel who had ruled before him.

And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He sinned against the Lord, but not as much as the kings who had ruled Israel before him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn't do what the kings of Israel before him had done.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He did evil in the sight of the LORD, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He did evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not to the extent of the kings of Israel before him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Hoshea did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. But he wasn't as evil as the kings of Israel who ruled before him.

English NIV

He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

English NKJ 1982

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English NLT

He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not as much as the kings of Israel who ruled before him.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not like the kings of Israel who were before him.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Character of his reign: evil—but not as bad as some of the other kings of Israel Reigning in Judah at that time: King Ahaz, who had been the king there for 12 years

English Tyndale 1537

and did that displeased the LORD, but not so evil as did the kings of Israel that were before him.

2 Kings 17:2 — Compare Translations