2 Kings 21:20

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 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.

21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

2 Kings 23:32And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

2 Kings 24:9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

2 Chronicles 33:22And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.

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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