He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not like the kings of Israel who were before him.
2 Kings 21:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, following the abominable practices of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He [Hezekiah's son] did evil in the sight of the Lord, after the [idolatrous] practices of the [heathen] nations whom the Lord cast out before the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel. Common English Bible He did what was evil in the LORD’s eyes, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accord with the idols of the nations that the Lord destroyed before the face of the sons of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel. |
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not like the kings of Israel who were before him.
“Because King Manasseh of Judah has committed these abominations, has done things more wicked than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and has caused Judah also to sin with his idols,
Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he caused Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
He walked in all the way in which his father walked, served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them;
The carved image of Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the Lord said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever;
Because they have abandoned me and have made offerings to other gods, so that they have provoked me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his ancestors had done.
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his father had done.
All the leading priests and the people also were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations, and they polluted the house of the Lord that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.
so I will choose their punishments and bring upon them what they fear, because, when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen, but they did what was evil in my sight and chose what did not please me.
I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what King Manasseh son of Hezekiah of Judah did in Jerusalem.
Then you shall know that I am the Lord, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not kept, but you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations that are around you.”
Samaria has not committed half your sins; you have committed more abominations than they and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed.
You shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A city! Shedding blood within itself; its time has come; making its idols, defiling itself.
You must not do the same for the Lord your God, because every abhorrent thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods. They would even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.