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2 Kings 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sinsa of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

1 Kings 12:28‑32• ²⁸Whereupon the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
²⁹And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
³⁰And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
³¹And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
³²Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. (1 Kings 12:28‑32)

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he cleaved.

2 Kings 10:20‑31• ²⁰{i}And Jehu said, Hallow a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.{/i}
²¹{i}And Jehu sent into all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not: and they entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to the other.{/i}
²²{i}And he said to him that was over the wardrobe, Bring forth vestments for all the servants of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.{/i}
²³{i}And Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the servants of Baal only.{/i}
²⁴{i}And they entered in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu appointed eighty men without, and said, He that allows any of the men to escape that I have brought into your hands, his life shall be for the life of him.{/i}
²⁵{i}And it came to pass as soon as they had ended offering up the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the couriers and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the couriers and the captains cast them there. And they went to the city of the house of Baal,{/i}
²⁶and they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
²⁷And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draft house unto this day.
²⁸Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
²⁹Howbeit, from the sins which Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
³⁰{i}And Jehovah said to Jehu, Because thou hast executed well that which is right in my sight, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.{/i}
³¹{i}But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah the God of Israel with all his heart; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.{/i} (2 Kings 10:20‑31)

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1 Kings 12:28‑33• ²⁸Whereupon the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
²⁹And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
³⁰And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
³¹And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
³²Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
³³So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel, the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which, he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel; and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. (1 Kings 12:28‑33)

which made.

1 Kings 14:16• ¹⁶And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. (1 Kings 14:16)

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1 Kings 15:26,34• ²⁶{i}And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin.{/i}
³⁴{i}And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin where with he made Israel to sin.{/i} (1 Kings 15:26,34)

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1 Kings 16:31• ³¹{i}And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.{/i} (1 Kings 16:31)

he departed.

2 Kings 13:2,6,11• ²And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
⁶Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin: {i}they walked therein; and there remained also the Asherah in Samaria.{/i})
¹¹{i}And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah; he departed not from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: he walked therein.{/i} (2 Kings 13:2,6,11)

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2 Kings 14:24• ²⁴{i}And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.{/i} (2 Kings 14:24)

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2 Kings 15:9,18• ⁹{i}And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.{/i}
¹⁸And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. (2 Kings 15:9,18)

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2 Kings 17:22• ²²{i}And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:{/i} (2 Kings 17:22)

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1 Kings 12:26‑28• ²⁶{i}And{/i} Jeroboam said in heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.
²⁷If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
²⁸Whereupon the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. (1 Kings 12:26‑28)

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1 Kings 13:33• ³³{i}After this thing Jeroboam turned not from his evil way, but{/i} he made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. (1 Kings 13:33)

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1 Cor. 1:19‑20• ¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the understanding ones.
²⁰Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (1 Cor. 1:19‑20)

J. N. Darby Translation

Only, he clave to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin: he did not depart therefrom.

W. Kelly Translation

Only, he clave to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin: he did not depart therefrom.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)