He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the LORD — Amon's fundamental sin consists of abandoning the LORD (עָזַב אֶת־יְהוָה, *azav et-YHWH*). The contrast—'abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors'—emphasizes the betrayal of ancestral covenant. He does not 'walk in the way of the LORD,' a phrase indicating covenant obedience.

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