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He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: he didn`t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
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The Sin of State Policy
Commentator John Gill clarifies that the 'evil' done by King Pekahiah was not just general wickedness but specifically his continuation of the state-sponsored idolatry of the golden calves. This sin, established by Jeroboam, had become an entrenched 'state policy' for the kings of Israel, leading the entire nation astray.
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19th Century
Anglican
THE REIGN OF PEKAHIAH(Hebrew, Pĕkahyâh).
(23) In the fiftieth year. —The forty-ninth, if ve…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he did that which was evil Besides other sins, he cleaved to that of worshipping the calves, a piece of state po…
Presbyterian
This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy compared with the state of Israel. The im…
