2 Kings 21:22

22 He forsook the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in obedience to him.

2 Kings 21:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
ESV
22 He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
NLT
22 He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD ’s ways.
MSG
22 He totally deserted the God of his ancestors; he did not live God's way.
CSB
22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of the Lord.

2 Kings 21:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:22

And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers
Of David, Solomon

and walked not in the way of the Lord;
prescribed by him in his law for the worship of him.

2 Kings 21:22 In-Context

20 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
21 He followed completely the ways of his father, worshiping the idols his father had worshiped, and bowing down to them.
22 He forsook the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in obedience to him.
23 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace.
24 Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.

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