1 Kings 14:16Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012Jeroboam sinned and caused the Israelites to sin. Now the LORD will desert Israel. See the chapter |
But Hazael had defeated Israel's army so badly that Jehoahaz had only ten chariots, fifty cavalry troops, and ten thousand regular soldiers left in his army. The Israelites kept sinning and following the example of Jeroboam's family. They did not tear down the sacred poles that had been set up in Samaria for the worship of the goddess Asherah.