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 Lord's eyes, following the disgusting practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven out ahead of the Israelites.
This verse is saying that this king chose to follow the evil religious practices of the nations God had already removed from the land because of their wickedness.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical account of the kings of Judah, Manasseh succeeded his father Hezekiah, who had led reforms to remove idolatry from the land. However, Manasseh rejected these reforms and instead embraced the idolatrous and immoral practices of the Canaanite nations that God had driven out when the Israelites first entered the Promised Land. This verse reflects the ongoing struggle in Israel's history between faithfulness to God and the lure of surrounding pagan cultures.
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