This is the common refrain in these chapters: doing what is evil in the sight of the Lord, following the example of Jeroboam, who led the people of Israel to sin. This always concerns the worshipping of images with bull calves in Bethel—that contagious sin. It is striking that, although Baasha executed the punishment of God on the family of Jeroboam, he was, nevertheless, guilty of the same sin. Thus, you already anticipate what will be told next.
34 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Eternel, et il marcha dans la voie de Jéroboam, se livrant aux péchés que Jéroboam avait fait commettre à Israël.