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2 Kings 21:22 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 21 · verse 22
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.2 Kings 21:22 · King James Version
2 Kings 21:22 in context
20And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
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 the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
23And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
24And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forsookʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- walkedhâlakto walkH1980 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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Here is a short account of the short and inglorious reign of Amon, the son of Manasseh. Whether Manasseh, in his blind and brutish zeal for his idols, had sacrificed his other sons - or whether, having been dedicated to his idols, they were refused by the people - so it was that his successor was a son not born till…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-26