And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
Parallel translations
- WEB He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.
- KJV And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
- 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Kgs 21:11“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
- Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- 2 Kgs 21:2–7And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 2 Chr 33:22–23And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,
- Matt 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- Num 32:14Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
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