17:2 He did evil in the sight of 1 the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him.
2 Kings 21:2
21:2 He did evil in the sight of 2 the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations 3 whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.
1 tnHeb “in the eyes of.”
2 tnHeb “in the eyes of.”
3 tnHeb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”