2 Chronicles 33

2 Chronicles · Chapter 33

2 Chronicles 33:1

1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:2But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.4Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.6And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.7And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:8Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.10And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.11Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.12And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.14Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.15And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.16And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.17Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.18Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.19His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.21Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.22But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;23And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.24And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.25But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

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1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[was] a son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121LNo entry
two [plus]שְׁתֵּ֥יםshe-TEIMH8147
two

שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

tenעֶשְׂרֵ֛ה'es-REHH6240
ten

עָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19

year[s]שָׁנָ֖הsha-NAHH8141
year

שְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)

Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme-na-SHEHH4519H
Manasseh

מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.21; son of: Hezekiah (H2396) and Hephzibah (H2657); married to Meshullemeth (H4922); father of: Amon (H0526H) Also named: Manassēs (Μανασσῆς "Manasseh" G3128H) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile …

when became king heבְמָלְכ֑וֹve-ma-le-KHOH4427A
to reign

מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen

and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva-cha-mi-SHIMH2572
fifty

חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) 1) fifty 1a) fifty (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of fifty (with other numbers) 1c) fiftieth (ordinal number)

and fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve-cha-MESHH2568
five

חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)

year[s]שָׁנָ֔הsha-NAHH8141
year

שְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)

he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma-LAKHH4427A
to reign

מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen

in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi-ru-sha-LIMH3389
Ariel

אֲרִיאֵל (a.ri.el) Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.