# Judah did

Here "Judah" represents the people of Judah. Alternate translation: "The people of Judah did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# what was evil in the sight of Yahweh

The "sight" of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 11:6](../11/06.md). Alternate translation: "what was evil in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considered to be evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# they provoked him to jealousy

The abstract noun "jealousy" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "they made him jealous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# their fathers

"their ancestors"