Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 15:18
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
18. all his days ] These words are unrepresented in the LXX.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And he did that which was evil,…. The same character is given of him as of those before him, 2Ki 15:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) He did that which was evil.Ewald says that at the outset Menahem appeared to be guided by better principles, referring to Zec. 11:4-8.
All his days.In the Hebrew these words occur at the end of the verse. They are not found in any other instance of the common formula which the verse repeats (comp. 1Ki. 15:26; 1Ki. 15:34; 1Ki. 16:26; 1Ki. 22:53; 2Ki. 3:1; 2Ki. 10:31, &c), and almost certainly belong to the next verse.
From the sins.Heb., from upon the sins, which is peculiar. The reading of the LXX., from all the sins, appears right.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 15:18 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
Ver. 18. And he did that which was evil. ] See 1Ki 15:26 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the sins. Some codices, with Aram, and Septuagint, read “any of the sins”. See note on 1Ki 14:16.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
2Ki 15:9
Reciprocal: 2Ki 3:3 – he departed 2Ki 10:29 – the sins 2Ki 15:24 – General 2Ki 15:28 – evil 2Ki 17:2 – but not as the kings 2Ki 17:20 – delivered Pro 29:4 – he that receiveth gifts