He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
- BSB And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
- NKJV And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
- NASB He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his father Manasseh had done.
- NLT He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.
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Quick answer
Amon does evil in God's sight just as his father Manasseh had. He follows in his father's sinful footsteps.
Overview
Amon imitates the wickedness of Manasseh, continuing the idolatry that provoked the LORD. He learns evil rather than repentance from his father's example. The verse shows how sin is passed down when not renounced, highlighting the need for the transforming grace that turns hearts to God through Christ.
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Cross-references · 6
- 2 Kgs 21:11“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;
- Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- 2 Kgs 21:2–7He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Chr 33:22–23He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
- Matt 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
- Num 32:14“Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of sinful men, to increase the fierce anger of Yahweh toward Israel.
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