2 Kings 21:20
New International Version
He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

New Living Translation
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.

English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done.

Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

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

New King James Version
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Manasseh had done.

NASB 1995
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done.

NASB 1977
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done.

Amplified Bible
He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Manasseh had done.

Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight as his father Manasseh had done.

American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he did evil before LORD JEHOVAH, like what Manassheh his father did

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses his father did.

Contemporary English Version
Amon disobeyed the LORD, just as his father Manasseh had done.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil in the sight, of the Lord, as Manasses his father had done.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did what the LORD considered evil, as his father Manasseh had done.

Good News Translation
Like his father Manasseh, he sinned against the LORD;

International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his father Manasseh had done,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father.

Literal Standard Version
and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, as his father Manasseh did,

Majority Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

New American Bible
He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, as his father Manasseh had done.

NET Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just like his father Manasseh had done.

New Revised Standard Version
He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

New Heart English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father did.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.

World English Bible
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.

Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Amon Reigns in Judah
19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. 21He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.…

Cross References
2 Kings 21:2
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

2 Kings 21:11
"Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,

2 Kings 21:21
He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.


Treasury of Scripture

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

as his father.

2 Kings 21:2-7
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel…

Numbers 32:14
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:22,23
But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; …

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2 Kings 21
1. Manasseh's reign.
3. His great idolatry.
10. His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.
17. Amon succeeds him.
19. Amon's wicked reign.
23. He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people,
26. Josiah is made king.














Verse 20. - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did (comp. 2 Chronicles 33:22, and Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' 10:4. § 1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And he did
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

evil
הָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

in the sight
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

his father
אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

had done.
עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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