2 Kings 15:28 - Exposition

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 2 Kings 9:11 . § 1) says that Pekah was an irreligious king, and a transgressor of the Law ( ἀσεβής τε καὶ παράνομος ). Isaiah shows how he intrigued with foreigners against his brethren of the sister kingdom ( Isaiah 7:2-6 ). The writer of Chronicles tells of his fierce anger against the Jews ( 2 Chronicles 28:9 ), and of the dreadful carnage which he sanctioned after the great battle.