Bad Sons of Good Fathers (1K 1:6)

 

 

Lev 10:1-2, Nadab and Abihu (sons of Aaron the priest), priests who offered strange fire before the Lord

 

1 Sam. 2:12, Hophni and Phinehas (sons of Eli the priest), priests who took the best offerings for themselves and practiced fornication

 

1 Sam. 8:3, Joel and Abijah (sons of Samuel the prophet), judges who turned aside after lucre and took bribes

 

2 Sam. 13:14, Amnon (son of David the king), eldest son who raped his stepsister

 

2 Sam. 15:13, Absalom (son of David the king), rebelled against the kingdom

 

1 Kings 11:1-2, Solomon (son of David the king), king who married wives who turned away his heart from the Lord (and 2K 23:13)

 

1 Kings 12:13-15, Rehoboam (son of Solomon the king), king who would not listen to good advice

 

2 Kings 8:18, Jehoram (son of Jehoshaphat), king who married the daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the Lord

 

2 Kings 16:1-4, Ahaz (son of Jotham), king who did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord

 

2 Kings 21:1-9, Manasseh (son of Hezekiah), king who did evil in the sight of the Lord

 

2 Kings 23:31-32, Jehoahaz (son of Josiah), king who did evil in the sight of the Lord

 

2 Kings 23:34-37, Jehoiakim (son of Josiah), king who did evil in the sight of the Lord

 

2 Kings 24:17-19, Zedekiah (son of Josiah), king who did evil in the sight of the Lord

 

Neh. 13:28, the son of Joiada the priest married into the family of Sanballat

 

 

Incidentally, there were only four good boys that came from bad fathers:

 

1 Sam. 18:1, Jonathan, son of Saul, risked his life to help David

 

1 Kings 15:8-14, Asa, son of Abijam, was Judah's first righteous king

 

2 Kings 18:1-20:21, Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, was Judah's second righteous king

 

2 Kings 22:1-23:30, Josiah, son of Amon, led Judah in a great revival