Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible

At Manasseh‘s death, the idolatrous party, held in some check during his later years 2 Chronicles 33:15-17, recovered the entire direction of affairs, and obtained authority from Amon to make once more all the changes which Manasseh had made in the early part of his reign. Hence, we find the state of things at Josiah‘s accession 2 Kings 23:4-14; Zephaniah 1:4-12; Zephaniah 3:1-7, the exact counterpart of that which had existed under Manasseh.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

And he walked in all the ways that his father walked in,.... In his wicked way, his idolatry, witchcraft, and murders:

and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them; Baal, Ashtoreth, and all the host of heaven, and all the carved images his father made, which it seems he only removed, but did not break in pieces, 2 Chronicles 33:22.

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

He walked, … — He revived that idolatry which Manasseh in the latter end of his reign had put down. Those who set bad examples, if they repent themselves, cannot be sure that they whom their example has drawn into sin will repent. It is often otherwise.

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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:

Ver. 21. And served the idols.] It was a fault in Manasseh that he had not burnt them.

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 21:21. He (Amon) walked in the way, &c. — He revived that idolatry which Manasseh, in the latter end of his reign, had put down. Those who set bad examples, if they repent themselves, cannot be sure that they whom their example has drawn into sin will repent; it is often otherwise.