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LORD had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the LORD. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominable practices of the nations that the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Manasseh disobeyed the LORD by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, following the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/2_kings/21.htm">Manasseh Reigns in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Haphsiba. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl">And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.</span><span class="reftext">3</span>And he turned, and built up the high places, which Ezechias, his father, had destroyed: and he set up altars to Baal, and made groves, as Achab, the king of Israel, had done: and he adored all the host of heaven, and served them.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a></span><br />But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel: moreover, he consecrated also his son, making him pass through the fire, according to the idols of the nations which the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11</a></span><br />Because Manasses, king of Juda, hath done these most wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorrhites did before him, and hath made Juda also to sin with his filthy doings:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_kings/21-20.htm">2 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses, his father, had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_kings/23-32.htm">2 Kings 23:32</a></span><br />And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_kings/24-9.htm">2 Kings 24:9</a></span><br />And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../ecclesiastes/9-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:18</a></span><br />Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a></span><br />Wherefore I also will choose their mockeries, and will bring upon them the things they feared: because I called, and there was none that would answer; I have spoken, and they heard not; and they have done evil in my eyes, and have chosen the things that displease me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></span><br />And I will give them up to the rage of all the kingdoms of the earth: because of Manasses the son of Ezechias the king of Juda, for all that he did in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-12.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Evil</a> 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