2 Kings 21:21

21 He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant;

2 Kings 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:21

And he walked in all the ways that his father walked in
In his wicked way, his idolatry, witchcraft, and murders;

and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them;
Baal, Ashtoreth, and all the host of heaven, and all the carved images his father made, which it seems he only removed, but did not break in pieces, ( 2 Chronicles 33:22 ) .

2 Kings 21:21 In-Context

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for two years; his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.

21 He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant;

22 Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.

23 And the servants of Amon made a secret design against him, and put the king to death in his house.