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King James Version (1611 Edition)

2 Kings 21:20

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amon;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Manasseh;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Israel;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amon ;   Manasseh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Manasseh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amon, King of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Menashsheh his father.
King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , as his father Manasseh did.
English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , as Manasseh his father had done.
New Century Version
Amon did what the Lord said was wrong, as his father Manasseh had done.
New English Translation
He did evil in the sight of the Lord , just like his father Manasseh had done.
Amplified Bible
He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Manasseh had done.
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Manasseh had done.
World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done.
Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
Contemporary English Version
Amon disobeyed the Lord , just as his father Manasseh had done.
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, as had M'nasheh his father.
Darby Translation
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had done;
Easy-to-Read Version
Amon did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his father Manasseh had done.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
Good News Translation
Like his father Manasseh, he sinned against the Lord ;
Lexham English Bible
He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done.
Literal Translation
And he did the evil in the eyes of Jehovah, as his father Manasseh did,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he dyd euell in the sighte of the LORDE, as Manasses his father had done,
American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
Bible in Basic English
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he dyd euyll in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasse dyd:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses his father did.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide yuel in the siyt of the Lord, as Manasses, his fader, hadde do.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
New King James Version
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
New Living Translation
He did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.
New Life Bible
Amon did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
New Revised Standard
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , as his father Manasseh had done.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, - as did Manasseh his father;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses, his father, had done.
Revised Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manas'seh his father had done.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done.

Contextual Overview

19 Amon was twentie and two yeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned two yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Iotbah. 20 And he did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did. 21 And he walked in all the wayes that his father walked in, and serued the idoles that his father serued, and worshipped them: 22 And he forsooke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord. 23 And the seruants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his owne house. 24 And the people of the land slew al them that had conspired against king Amon, and the people of the land made Iosiah his sonne king in his stead. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon, which he did, are they not written in the booke of the chronicles of the kings of Iudah? 26 And he was buried in his sepulchre, in the garden of Uzza, and Iosiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as his father: 2 Kings 21:2-7, Numbers 32:14, 2 Chronicles 33:22, 2 Chronicles 33:23, Matthew 23:32, Acts 7:51

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 3:2 - wrought Psalms 78:38 - did not

Cross-References

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is saide, Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter before the LORD.
Genesis 16:12
And he will be a wilde man; his hand will be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him: & he shal dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I haue heard thee: behold, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:2
For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken to him.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his sonne, that was borne vnto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:23
Now therefore sweare vnto mee here by God, that thou wilt not deale falsly with me, nor with my sonne, nor with my sonnes sonne: but according to the kindnesse that I haue done vnto thee, thou shalt doe vnto me, and to the land wherein thou hast soiourned.
Genesis 21:24
And Abraham saide, I will sweare.
Genesis 21:25
And Abraham reproued Abimelech, because of a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.
Genesis 25:27
And the boyes grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.
Genesis 27:3
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiuer, and thy bow, and goe out to the field, and take mee some venison.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry:

as his father Manasseh did: he imitated him in that, but not in his repentance and humiliation, 2 Chronicles 33:23.


 
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