For he walkedin allthe waythat his fatherhad walked,and servedthe idolsthat his fatherhad servedand worshipedthem.
"BecauseManassehkingof Judahhas donetheseabominations,having donewickedlymorethanallthe Amoritesdidwho[were] beforehim, and has alsomade Judahsinwith his idols;
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,according to the abominationsof the nationswhomthe LORDdispossessedbeforethe sonsof Israel.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,as Manassehhis fatherhad done.
So he forsookthe LORD,the Godof his fathers,and did not walkin the wayof the LORD.
The altarswhich[were] on the roof,the upperchamberof Ahaz,whichthe kingsof Judahhad made,and the altarswhichManassehhad madein the twocourtsof the houseof the LORD,the kingbrokedown;and he smashedthem thereand threwtheir dustinto the brookKidron.
Moreover,Josiahremovedthe mediumsand the spiritistsand the teraphimand the idolsand allthe abominationsthat were seenin the landof Judahand in Jerusalem,that he might confirmthe wordsof the lawwhich were writtenin the bookthat Hilkiahthe priestfoundin the houseof the LORD.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,according to allthat his fathershad done.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,according to allthat his fatherhad done.