2 Kings 8:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.”
2 Kings 8:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.”
2 Kings 8:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.”
2 Kings 8:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,”
2 Kings 8:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.”
2 Kings 8:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee walked in the wayes of the Kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euill in the sight of the Lord.”
2 Kings 8:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:18 in Context — 2 Kings 8
16 En el quinto año de Joram hijo de Achâb rey de Israel, y siendo Josaphat rey de Judá, comenzó á reinar Joram hijo de Josaphat rey de Judá.
17 De treinta y dos años era cuando comenzó á reinar, y ocho años reinó en Jerusalem.
18 Y anduvo en el camino de los reyes de Israel, como hizo la casa de Achâb, porque una hija de Achâb fué su mujer; é hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová.
19 Con todo eso, Jehová no quiso cortar á Judá, por amor de David su siervo, como le había prometido darle lámpara de sus hijos perpetuamente.
20 En su tiempo se rebeló Edom de debajo de la mano de Judá, y pusieron rey sobre sí.
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What Does 2 Kings 8:18 Mean?
2 Kings 8:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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