2 Kings 21:20
20 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
Other Translations of 2 Kings 21:20
King James Version
20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
English Standard Version
20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.
The Message
20 In God's opinion he lived an evil life, just like his father Manasseh.
New King James Version
20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
New Living Translation
20 He did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 21:20
Commentary on 2 Kings 21:19-26
(Read 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 sins, all must perish who persist in refusing to walk in his ways.