King James Version
What Does 2 Kings 21:2 Mean?
“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.”
Context
1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
2
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.
3
For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **And he did that which was evil.**—Perhaps under the pernicious influence of his courtiers. (Comp. the case of Rehoboam.)
**After the abominations.**—Comp. Deuteronomy 29:17; 1Kings 11:5.
**The heathen . . . cast.—***The nations . . . dispossessed*—*i.e., *the peoples of Canaan (2Kings 17:8).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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