Bible Strands
2 Kings 21:20
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records that Amon reigned two years in Jerusalem immediately after detailing his accession and his mother’s lineage.
The words — The phrase בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (be.'ei.Nei Yah.weh) literally means "in the eyes of Yahweh," functioning as a Hebraic idiom for divine observation and judgment.
The thread — This formulaic condemnation recurs in 2 Kings 21:2 and 2 Chronicles 33:22 to establish a literary pattern of royal apostasy in Judah.
Why it lands — The text states Amon’s conduct matches his father’s record, requiring the reader to recognize that inherited religious patterns are measured against a fixed divine standard.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 21:2 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.
- 2 Kings 21:11 “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
- 2 Chronicles 33:22 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,
- Matthew 23:32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Numbers 32:14 Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.