Bible Strands
2 Kings 21:22
He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes King Amon’s reign immediately after detailing his continuation of Manasseh’s idolatry and immediately before recording his assassination by his own servants.
The words — וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב (va.ya.'a.Zo) translates literally to "and he forsook," while הָלַ֖ךְ (ha.Lakh) means "he walked."
The thread — The motif of forsaking Yahweh and abandoning His way appears in 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 22:17, and 1 Chronicles 28:9.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that covenant failure is measured by the cessation of obedience to God’s prescribed path, not merely by the presence of idolatry.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 11:33 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.
- 2 Kings 22:17 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Jeremiah 2:13 “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.
- Jonah 2:8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.