Did evil in the sight of the Lord. —This constantly-recurring phrase signifies (as, indeed, the context here shows) perseverance in the id…

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord
Committed idolatry, than which nothing is a greater evil in his sight:

During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; …