28:2a Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel

He acted in the same way that Israel’s kings acted.
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⌊Instead⌋ he imitated the ⌊evil⌋ things that the kings of Israel did.

28:2b and even made cast images of the Baals.

He even made idols in order to worship the Baal gods.
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He made idols of the ⌊gods called the⌋ Baals and worshiped them.

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