2 KINGS 21:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
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 — Manasseh's fundamental character is established immediately: he 'did what was evil' (עַשׂה־הָרַע בְעֵינֵי יְהוָה, *asah ha-ra be-eynei YHWH*). His wickedness consists of following the 'abominable practices of the nations,' inverting Hezekiah's reform program. Manasseh actively reverts to the idolatry that Hezekiah had systematically dismantled.
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