Other translations
American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.
Darby Bible Translation
And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek the LORD.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
God's Word
He did evil things because he was not serious about dedicating himself to serving the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the LORD.
International Standard Version
He practiced evil by not setting his heart to seek the LORD.
NET Bible
He did evil because he was not determined to follow the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
New International Version
He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.
New Living Translation
But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the LORD with all his heart.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
The World English Bible
He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.