2He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with the abominations of the nations whom the Lord21:2 Or drove outdispossessed before the sons of Israel.
2He did [great] evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with the [idolatrous] repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.
2Manasseh did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He followed the practices of the nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven those nations out to make room for the Israelites.