Text -- 2 Kings 15:18 (NET)

15:18 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin. During his reign,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Ki 15:18

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Heb “turn away from.”

³ tc The MT of v. 18 ends with the words, “all his days.” If this phrase is taken with what precedes, then one should translate, “[who encouraged Israel to sin] throughout his reign.” However, it may be preferable to emend the text to בְיֹמָיו (bÿyomav), “in his days,” and join the phrase to what follows. The translation assumes this change.