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and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn`t walk in the way of Yahweh.
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The Gravity of Apostasy
Commentators explain that Amon's sin was not a minor error but a complete and deliberate rejection. He "forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers," abandoning prescribed worship to fully embrace the foreign idolatry his father had introduced. This highlights that turning from God is a serious act of forsaking one's spiritual heritage.
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19th Century
Anglican
And he forsook the Lord ... —And he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers; he abandoned His worship al…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers Of David, Solomon
and walked not in the way of the Lor…
Presbyterian
Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God permitted his house to be polluted with his blood. However unrighteous those who did it were, God…
