2 Kings 21:2

2 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight,^[a] imitating the abominations of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.

2 Kings 21:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:2

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

after the abomination of the Heathen, whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel:
the old Canaanites; he committed idolatry in imitation of them, and as the Phoenicians now did before the children of Israel: the old Canaanites; he committed idolatry in imitation of them, and as the Phoenicians now did.

2 Kings 21:2 In-Context

1 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king; he reigned 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.

2 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, imitating the abominations of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.

3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed and reestablished the altars for Baal. He made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done; he also worshiped the whole heavenly host and served them.

4 He would build altars in the Lord's temple, where the Lord had said, "Jerusalem is where I will put My name."

5 He built altars to the whole heavenly host in both courtyards of the Lord's temple.

Footnotes

• [a] Jr 15:4