He did that which was evil. — Ewald says that at the outset Menahem appeared to be guided by better principles, referring to Zechariah 11:4-8.
All his days. — In the Hebrew these words occur at the end of the verse. They are not found in any other instance of the common formula which the verse repeats (comp. 1 Kings 15:26; 1 Kings 15:34; 1 Kings 16:26; 1 Kings 22:53; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 10:31, &c), and almost certainly belong to the next verse.
From the sins. — Heb., from upon the sins, which is peculiar. The reading of the LXX., “from all the sins,” appears right.