2 Kings 21 · Verse 2

2 Kings 21:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Kings 21:2, King James Version

2 Kings 21:2 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBHe did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
ASVAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
YLTand he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,
DARBYAnd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
BBEHe did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of those nations whom the Lord had sent out before the children of Israel.
WebsterAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

What does 2 Kings 21:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 21:1-3

2Ki 21:1-18. Manasseh's Wicked Reign, and Great Idolatry. 1-3. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign--He must have been born three years after his father's recovery; and his minority, spent under the influence of guardians who were hostile to the religious principles and reforming policy of his father, may account in part for the anti-theocratic principles of his reign. The work of religious…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 After the abominations of the heathen - He exactly copied the conduct of those nations which God had cast out of that land.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 21:1-9

Young persons generally desire to become their own masters, and to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most part, ruins their future comfort, and causes mischief to others. It is much happier when young persons are sheltered under the care of parents or guardians, till age gives experience and discretion. Though such young persons are less indulged, they will afterwards be thankful. Manasseh…

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2 Kings 21:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.Votaccording to [the] abominations ofH8441
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
הוֹרִ֣ישׁho.Rishhe had dispossessedH3423
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 21:2

  • 2 Kings 22:17

    Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

  • Leviticus 18:25-29

    And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. …

  • 2 Kings 21:7

    And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

  • Ezekiel 16:51

    Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

  • 2 Kings 21:16

    Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:14

    Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:2-4

    But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

  • Jeremiah 15:4

    And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 16:2-4

    Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he did.
7,16; 16:2-4; 22:17; 2Ch 33:2-4
after the abominations.
Le 18:25-29; De 12:31; 2Ch 36:14; Eze 16:51

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 21:1

    Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi–bah.

  • 2 Kings 21:2

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 21:3

    For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

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2 Kings 21:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, según las abominaciones de las gentes que Jehová había echado delante de los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, selon les abominations des nations que l’ Éternel avait dépossédées devant les fils d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, nach den Greueln der Nationen, die Jehova vor den Kindern Israel ausgetrieben hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque malum in conspectu Domini, juxta idola gentium quas delevit Dominus a facie filiorum Israël.