And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin — Despite eradicating Jeroboam's house, Baasha perpetuates the schismatic apostasy that defined the northern kingdom. The formula וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD) condemns him. His failure to reform the religious structures he inherited ensures that his own dynasty will likewise face divine judgment.

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