He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
He followed completely the ways of his father, worshiping the idols his father had worshiped, and bowing down to them.
At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it,
He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.