richmahn_en_tn/2ki/24/08.md

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Nehushta ... Elnathan

Nehushta is the name of a woman. Elnathan is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

what was evil in the sight of Yahweh

The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment or evaluation. See how you translated this in 2 Kings 3:2. AT: "what was evil in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considers to be evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

he did all that his father had done

Here "all" is a generalization. It means he did the same sinful things as his father. AT: "he committed the same kinds of sins his father had committed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)

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