And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had
done
before him
Having such bad examples as both parents to copy after; it
chiefly respects idolatrous practices, see ( 1 Kings
14:23 ) ,
and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his
God;
he did profess the true God, and worshipped him, but not wholly,
and only, and sincerely; he worshipped other gods besides him:
and so his heart was not
as the heart of David his father;
who was a sole and sincere worshipper of God, never departed from
him and his service.
