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2 Chronicles 33:2

Israel
Sin

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.

4 Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

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BSB
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
KJV
But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
WEB
He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
BLB
And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to the abominations of the nations whom YHWH had cast out before the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Han gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, etter de avskyelige skikker hos de hedningefolk som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.
OTB
Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, i samsvar med de avskyelige handlingene til de nasjonene som Herren hadde drevet ut foran Israels barn.
B1930
Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, efter de vederstyggelige skikker hos de hedningefolk som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 28:3

    Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:9

    When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

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  • 2 Kings 21:2

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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  • Ezekiel 11:12

    Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances, but you have conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.”

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  • 2 Kings 17:15

    They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.

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  • 2 Kings 17:11

    They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.

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  • Leviticus 18:24–30

    Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.

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