2 Kings 21:20

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,

Young's Literal Translation

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

19A son of twenty and two years [is] Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah,

21and walketh in all the way that his father walked in, and serveth the idols that his father served, and boweth himself to them,

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:2and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

2 Kings 23:32and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did,

2 Kings 24:9and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.

2 Chronicles 33:22and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father, and to all the graven images that Manasseh his father had made hath Amon sacrificed, and serveth them,

Acts 7:51'Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers — also ye;

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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