And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jerobo´am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
Howbeit, from the sins of Jerobo´am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth–el, and that were in Dan.
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Men´ahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jerobo´am the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.