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2 Kings 21:20

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What does 2 Kings 21:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
2 Kings 21:20 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
22and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.
23And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, etc.] Committed idolatry: as his father Manasseh did: he imitated him in that, but not in his repentance and humiliation, (<143323>2 Chronicles 33:23).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“as his father: Kg2 21:2-7; Num 32:14; Ch2 33:22, Ch2 33:23; Mat 23:32; Act 7:51 4 Kings (2 Kings) 21:22”
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