2 Kings 21:20
What does 2 Kings 21:20 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 21:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses, his father, had done.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had done;
Context
v.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.
v.20This passage
v.21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 21:2
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.
- 2 Kings 21:11
Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;
- 2 Chronicles 33:22
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
- Matthew 23:32
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
- Acts 7:51
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- Numbers 32:14
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.