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class="padleft"><div 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 did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He did [great] evil in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with the [idolatrous] repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He did what the LORD considered evil by copying the disgusting things done by the nations that the LORD had forced out of the Israelites' way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Following the disgusting practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what the LORD considered to be evil, following the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD had expelled in full view of the people of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the LORD drove out from before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<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 did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. <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 he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to the abominations of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,<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 do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed from the face of the sons of Israel.<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 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 class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accord with the idols of the nations that the Lord destroyed before the face of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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.<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 did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations which the LORD destroyed from before the children of Israel.<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 did evil before LORD JEHOVAH, like the defilement of the Gentiles whom LORD JEHOVAH destroyed from before the children of Israel.<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 did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-2.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=7310" 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">Manasseh Reigns in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">And he did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</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> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">by following the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</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/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·rîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">had driven out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.…<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/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. / Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a></span><br />Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a></span><br />Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26-27</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. / For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<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="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">2 Chronicles 28:1-4</a></span><br />Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. / Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Ezekiel 16:47</a></span><br />And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a></span><br />Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-6</a></span><br />For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-6</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">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> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-6.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-57.htm">Following</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-24.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-4.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.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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His actions are described as evil, indicating a direct violation of God's commandments. The "sight of the LORD" emphasizes that God's perspective is the ultimate measure of righteousness, not human standards. This phrase is a recurring theme in the books of Kings, highlighting the moral and spiritual failures of Israel's leaders. Manasseh's reign is marked by idolatry and apostasy, contrasting with the reforms of his father, Hezekiah.<p><b>by following the abominations of the nations</b><br>The "abominations" refer to detestable practices, often associated with idolatry and pagan worship, which were common among the Canaanite nations. These practices included child sacrifice, divination, and temple prostitution. Manasseh's actions are seen as a return to these pagan customs, which were explicitly condemned in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a>). This phrase underscores the influence of surrounding cultures on Israel and Judah, leading them away from their covenant relationship with God.<p><b>that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites</b><br>This refers to the conquest of Canaan, where God commanded the Israelites to dispossess the Canaanite nations due to their wickedness (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a>). The driving out of these nations was both a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and a judgment against the Canaanites' sinful practices. Manasseh's actions are seen as a reversal of this divine judgment, as he reintroduces the very practices that led to the Canaanites' expulsion. This highlights the cyclical nature of sin and the need for continual faithfulness to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned for 55 years and is noted for his evil practices, including idolatry and leading Judah astray.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Jerusalem is located, and where Manasseh ruled.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who had given the Israelites the land and commanded them to follow His laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the pagan nations that previously inhabited the land of Canaan, known for their idolatrous practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_abominations.htm">The Abominations</a></b><br>The detestable practices of the pagan nations, which included idol worship and other acts contrary to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Manasseh's actions remind us of the severe consequences of turning away from God to follow idols. Idolatry leads to spiritual decay and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_leadership.htm">Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>As a leader, Manasseh's choices had a profound impact on the nation. This highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide others in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>Despite Manasseh's evil, God’s patience is evident, yet His justice eventually prevails. This teaches us about the balance of God's mercy and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Although not detailed in this verse, Manasseh's later repentance (as seen in <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">2 Chronicles 33</a>) shows that no one is beyond God's forgiveness if they truly repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_cultural_influence.htm">Guarding Against Cultural Influence</a></b><br>The Israelites were influenced by surrounding nations, leading to their downfall. Christians today must be vigilant against cultural influences that lead away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_align_jehoram's_reign_timeline.htm">How do we reconcile the timeline of Jehoram's reign in 2 Chronicles 21 with other biblical records regarding the succession of Judah's kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_'book_of_the_law'_discovery_credible.htm">How credible is the sudden discovery of the “Book of the Law” in 2 Kings 23:2 given the lack of external historical records? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_conquer_judah.htm">What led to Babylon's conquest of Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_3_9-10_align_with_kings.htm">In Micah 3:9–10, how does the condemnation of corruption align with other accounts of Israel’s leadership in Kings or Chronicles? </a><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>(2) <span class= "bld">And he did that which was evil.</span>--Perhaps under the pernicious influence of his courtiers. (Comp. the case of Rehoboam.)<p><span class= "bld">After the abominations.</span>--Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm" title="And you have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)">Deuteronomy 29:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm" title="For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.">1Kings 11:5</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The heathen . . . cast.--</span><span class= "ital">The nations . . . dispossessed</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the peoples of Canaan (<a href="/2_kings/17-8.htm" title="And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.">2Kings 17:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.</span> Manasseh was too young at the death of his father for his character to have been then definitively formed. He probably fell under the influence of the "princes of Judah," who, supported by many of the priests, had maintained themselves as a party antagonistic to Isaiah during the whole of Hezekiah's reign. Hezekiah's reformation had been carried out against their wishes. They had always leant towards foreign alliances (<a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-7</a>) and foreign rites (<a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Isaiah 2:6-9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3</a>). The accession of a boy-king would be joyfully hailed by them, and they would make every effort to draw him to their side. It would seem that they were successful. <span class="cmt_word">After the abominations of the heathen</span> - the details which follow in vers. 3-9 sufficiently explain this strong expression - <span class="cmt_word">whom the Lord east out before the children of Israel.</span> It was solely because of their abominations that they were east out (see <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>; <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-12.htm">Deuteronomy 18:12</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-2.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">And he did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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">by following the abominations</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</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">had driven out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹרִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:2 He did that which was evil (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:3" /></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>