2 Kings 21:20

20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

2 Kings 21:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:20

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

as his father Manasseh did:
he imitated him in that, but not in his repentance and humiliation, ( 2 Chronicles 33:23 ) .

2 Kings 21:20 In-Context

18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in and served the idols that his father had served and worshipped them;
22 and he forsook the LORD God of his fathers and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
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