2 Kings 21 · Verse 20

2 Kings 21:20

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
2 Kings 21:20, King James Version

2 Kings 21:20 in other translations

BSBAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
WEBHe did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.
ASVAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
YLTand he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,
DARBYAnd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had done;
BBEHe did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.
WebsterAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.

What does 2 Kings 21:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 21:19-24

19-24. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign--This prince continued the idolatrous policy of his father; and, after an inglorious reign of two years, he was massacred by some of his own domestics. The people slew the regicide conspirators and placed his son Josiah on the throne.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 21:19-26

Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God suffered his house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done. Now was a happy change from one of the worst, to one of the best of the kings of Judah. Once more Judah was tried with a reformation. Whether the Lord bears long with presumptuous offenders, or speedily cuts them off in their…

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2 Kings 21:20 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
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
אָבִֽיו\׃'a.Vivfather hisH1

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 21:20

  • Matthew 23:32

    Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

  • 2 Kings 21:2-7

    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. 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. And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. …

  • 2 Chronicles 33:22-23

    But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

  • Acts 7:51

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  • 2 Kings 21:11

    Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

  • Numbers 32:14

    And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

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as his father.
2-7; Nu 32:14; 2Ch 33:22,23; Mt 23:32; Ac 7:51

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Context

  • 2 Kings 21:19

    Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

  • 2 Kings 21:20

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.

  • 2 Kings 21:21

    And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

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2 Kings 21:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, como había hecho Manasés su padre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, comme avait fait Manassé, son père;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, wie sein Vater Manasse getan hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecitque malum in conspectu Domini, sicut fecerat Manasses pater ejus.