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# they had led Israel to sin
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Leading people to do something represents influencing them to do it. Alternate translation: "they had influenced Israel to sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# they had led Israel to sin
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Here the word "Israel" refers to the ten northern tribes of Israel. Baasha and Elah had been their king.
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# they provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their idols
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God became angry with the people because they worshiped idols. The meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: "they made Yahweh, the God of Israel, angry because they worshiped idols" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the God of Israel
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Here the word "Israel" refers to all of the twelve tribes descended from Jacob.
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