Bible in Basic English
"He did evil in the eyes of the Lord as his fathers had done."
— 2 Kings 23:37-1964, Bible in Basic English
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. ”
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done. ”
“He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his fathers had done.”
“He did evil in the sight of the LORD as his ancestors had done.”
“And he did evil before the Lord according to all that his fathers had done. ”
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. ”
Then Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim, the son of Josiah, king in place of Josiah his father, changing his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away to Egypt, where he was till his death.
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, taxing the land by his orders to get the money; the people of the land had to give silver and gold, everyone as he was taxed, to make the payment to Pharaoh-necoh.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years; his mother's name was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord as his fathers had done.