2 Kings 21:22

22 He deserted his ancestors' God, the LORD—he didn't walk in the LORD's way.

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 what was evil in the LORD's eyes, just as his father Manasseh had done.

21 He walked in all the ways his father had walked. He worshipped the same worthless idols his father had worshipped, bowing down to them.

22 He deserted his ancestors' God, the LORD—he didn't walk in the LORD's way.

23 Amon's officials plotted against him and assassinated the king in his palace.

24 The people of the land then executed all those who had plotted against King Amon and made his son Josiah the next king.