Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Kings 13:11

"And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein." — 2 Kings 13:11 (ASV)

He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

I repeat what I said before, what a mischievous thing is one evil example! When a man causes another to sin, the other who sins is guilty, and the man who causes him to sin is a sharer in his guilt.

Here is Jeroboam, dead for years, and yet, he keeps on sinning. I may say of him, "He, being dead, yet sinneth." His sin goes on burning like a fire; and surely the punishment continues if the sin continues.

As long as souls exist, sin will exist; you cannot stop it. Sin will repeat itself again and again, and multiply in its repetition, spreading among thousands perhaps yet unborn. Oh, what an evil thing is sin!

Prove to me that sin ever ceases to operate, and you might give me some thought that the punishment will cease; but that can never be; and, as long as sin continues to poison, God will continue to punish.