2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not to the same extent as the kings of Israel who ruled before him.

2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

2 He did what the Lord said was wrong, but he was not as bad as the kings of Israel who had ruled before him.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

2 And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.

2 He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn’t do what the kings of Israel before him had done. 

2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not like the kings of Israel who were before him.

2 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

2 Hoshea did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. But he wasn’t as evil as the kings of Israel who ruled before him.

2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.