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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He forsook the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in obedience to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD’s ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not walk in the ways of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />refused to be faithful to the LORD, the God his ancestors had worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and didn't live the LORD's way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He rejected the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the LORD's commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As a result, he abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not walk in the LORD's way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not follow the LORD's instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and forsakes YHWH, God of his fathers, and has not walked in the way of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will forsake Jehovah the God of his fathers, and he went not in the way of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And forsook the Lord the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and he did not walk in the way of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he abandoned LORD JEHOVAH, the God of his fathers, and he did not walk in the way of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Amon Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">He abandoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-17.htm">2 Chronicles 33:17</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-22.htm">2 Chronicles 33:22</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon served and sacrificed to all the idols that his father Manasseh had made,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12-13</a></span><br />And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. / And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></span><br />I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. / On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12-13</a></span><br />Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a></span><br />For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a></span><br />You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">2 Kings 17:19</a></span><br />and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11-12</a></span><br />But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, / I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Ezekiel 20:16</a></span><br />because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a></b></br> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered <i>with fatness</i>; then he forsook God <i>which</i> made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a></b></br> Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do <i>that which is</i> right in mine eyes, and <i>to keep</i> my statutes and my judgments, as <i>did</i> David his father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-7.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Manasseh's reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">His great idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Amon succeeds him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Amon's wicked reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Josiah is made king.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The abandonment of the LORD by King Manasseh, as described in this passage, reflects a broader pattern of apostasy that plagued the nation. This act of forsaking God is significant because it highlights the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where faithfulness was expected. The consequences of such abandonment were severe, often leading to divine judgment and national calamity, as seen in the eventual Babylonian exile.<p><b>the God of his fathers</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the continuity of faith that was supposed to be maintained from generation to generation. The "God of his fathers" refers to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, underscoring the historical and covenantal relationship that God had with the patriarchs and their descendants. This highlights the importance of generational faithfulness and the responsibility of each generation to uphold the covenant. The failure to do so, as in the case of Manasseh, often led to spiritual decline and idolatry.<p><b>and did not walk in the way of the LORD</b><br>Walking in the way of the LORD implies living according to God's commandments and statutes. This phrase suggests a lifestyle and conduct that align with God's will, as outlined in the Torah. The failure to walk in God's way indicates a rejection of His laws and a preference for idolatrous practices, which were prevalent during Manasseh's reign. This deviation from God's path is contrasted with the righteous kings of Judah, such as Hezekiah, who sought to restore true worship. The concept of walking in God's way is echoed throughout Scripture, including in the teachings of Jesus, who called His followers to a life of obedience and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The king of Judah who is the subject of this verse. Known for his idolatry and leading Judah into sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, whom Manasseh abandoned.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Manasseh reigned.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols, which Manasseh engaged in, leading the nation away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_way_of_the_lord.htm">The Way of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the covenantal path and commandments given by God to Israel, which Manasseh failed to follow.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_abandoning_god.htm">The Danger of Abandoning God</a></b><br>Manasseh's life serves as a warning about the spiritual and societal consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>Despite being the son of Hezekiah, a godly king, Manasseh chose a different path, highlighting the need for personal faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Manasseh's later repentance shows that no one is beyond God's grace and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_leadership.htm">Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on their followers; Manasseh's idolatry led Judah astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/walking_in_god's_ways.htm">Walking in God's Ways</a></b><br>Consistently following God's commandments is crucial for a faithful life, as opposed to Manasseh's initial choices.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">And he forsook the Lord</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span><span class= "ital">--And he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers;</span> abandoned his worship altogether, and gave himself up to foreign superstitions which his father had introduced. It is noteworthy that the long reign of Manasseh-Amon is described by the sacred historian simply on the side of its relation to the religion of Israel. The astonishing corruption of worship which broke out during this period; the perverted hankering after foreign rites, which appears to have been only intensified by the restraints endured under Hezekiah; the bloody persecution of those who maintained the ancient faith; the prophetic menaces of coming retribution--such are the main points of the brief but impressive story. As usual, moral and religious license went hand in hand. The prophet Zephaniah denounces all the ruling classes of "the rebellious and polluted city;" princes and judges, prophets and priests, are involved in the same condemnation (<a href="/context/zephaniah/1-4.htm" title="I will also stretch out my hand on Judah, and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;">Zephaniah 1:4-5</a>; <a href="/context/zephaniah/3-1.htm" title="Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!">Zephaniah 3:1-4</a>; comp. <a href="/micah/6-10.htm" title="Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?">Micah 6:10</a> <span class= "ital">seq.,</span> <a href="/context/micah/7-2.htm" title="The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.">Micah 7:2-6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers.</span> Other kings, as Ahaz, had made a sort of compromise between the worship of Jehovah and idolatry (<a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-15</a>). Manasseh and Amen forsook the worship of Jehovah altogether. <span class="cmt_word">And walked not in the way of the Lord</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> did not even maintain an outward observance of the Law of Moses, but set it wholly aside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He abandoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walk</span><br /><span class="heb">הָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-22.htm">2 Kings 21:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/21-22.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:22 And he forsook Yahweh the God (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>