2 Kings 21:20

20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses, his father, had done.

2 Kings 21:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:20

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord
Committed idolatry:

as his father Manasseh did:
he imitated him in that, but not in his repentance and humiliation, ( 2 Chronicles 33:23 ) .

2 Kings 21:20 In-Context

18 And Manasses slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Oza: and Amon, his son, reigned in his stead.
19 Two and twenty years old was Amon when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Messalemeth, the daughter of Harus, of Jeteba.
20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses, his father, had done.
21 And he walked in all the way in which his father had walked: and he served the abominations which his father had served, and he adored them.
22 And forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
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