2 Kings 21:20

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19Amon 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.

21He 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;

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of those nations whom the Lord had sent out before the children of Israel.

2 Kings 23:32He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done.

2 Kings 24:9He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father had done.

2 Chronicles 33:22He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done; and Amon made offerings to all the images which his father Manasseh had made, and was their servant.

Acts 7:51You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 21:20-26

Amon's Reign and Death. ( b. c. 643.) 19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And 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 did. 21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: 22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord . 23 And… Read the whole commentary →

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