1 Kings 15:26

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

1 Kings 15:26 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.
New Living Translation (NLT)
26 But he did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight and followed the example of his father, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.
The Message Bible (MSG)
26 He was openly evil before God - he followed in the footsteps of his father who both sinned and made Israel sin.
American Standard Version (ASV)
26 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
26 He did what the LORD considered evil, living as his father did, leading Israel into the same sins.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
26 Nadab did what was evil in the Lord's sight and followed the example of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
26 Nadab did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He lived the way his father had lived. He sinned as his father had sinned. Jeroboam had also caused Israel to commit the same sins.

1 Kings 15:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:26

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord
Committed idolatry, than which nothing is a greater evil in his sight:

and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made
Israel to sin:
in making and worshipping of golden calves.

1 Kings 15:26 In-Context

24 Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king.
25 Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
26 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.
27 Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.
28 Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 4:25
  • 2. S 1 Kings 12:30; 1 Kings 14:16
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