He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as his father had done.
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
He prowled among the lions, and he became a young lion. After he learned to tear prey, he devoured people.
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.
He walked in all the ways his father had walked; he served the idols his father had served, and he bowed in worship to them.