1 MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
24 And 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.
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

1Manasseh was twelue yeres olde when hee beganne to reigne, and reigned fiftie and fiue yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Hephzibah.

2And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

3For he built vp againe the high places, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and hee reared vp altars for Baal, and made a groue, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the hoste of heauen, and serued them.

4And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord sayd, In Ierusalem will I put my Name.

5And he built altars for all the host of heauen, in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

6And he made his sonne passe thorow the fire, and obserued times, and vsed enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits, and wizards: he wrought much wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, to prouoke him to anger.

7And he set a grauen image of the groue that he had made, in the house, of which the Lord said to Dauid, and to Solomon his sonne, In this house and in Ierusalem, which I haue chosen out of all tribes of Israel, wil I put my Name for euer:

8Neither will I make the feete of Israel mooue any more out of the land, which I gaue their fathers: onely if they will obserue to doe according to all that I haue commanded them, and according to all the Law, that my seruant Moses commanded them.

9But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to doe more euill then did the nations, whome the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.

10 And the Lord spake by his seruants the Prophets, saying,

11Because Manasseh king of Iudah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly aboue all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Iudah also to sinne with his idoles:

12Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such euill vpon Ierusalem and Iudah, that whosoeuer heareth of it, both his eares shall tingle.

13And I will stretch ouer Ierusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Ierusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it vpside downe.

14And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliuer them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a pray and a spoile to all their enemies,

15Because they haue done that which was euill in my sight, and haue prouoked me to anger since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, euen vnto this day.

16Moreouer, Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Ierusalem from one end to another, beside his sinne wherwith he made Iudah to sinne, in doing that which was euill in the sight of the Lord.

17 Now the rest of the actes of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sinne that he sinned, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah?

18And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his owne house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his sonne reigned in his stead.

19 Amon was twentie and two yeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned two yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Iotbah.

20And he did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.

21And he walked in all the wayes that his father walked in, and serued the idoles that his father serued, and worshipped them:

22And he forsooke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.

23 And the seruants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his owne house.

24And the people of the land slew al them that had conspired against king Amon, and the people of the land made Iosiah his sonne king in his stead.

25Now the rest of the acts of Amon, which he did, are they not written in the booke of the chronicles of the kings of Iudah?

26And he was buried in his sepulchre, in the garden of Uzza, and Iosiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

I == 2nd Chr 33:1

 

II == 2nd Kings 16:3

 

 

III == Deut 4:19 ; 17:3 ; 1st Kings 16:32-33 ; 2nd Kings 17:16 ; 18:4

 

IV == 2nd Sam 7:13 ; 1st Kings 8:29 ; 9:3 ; Jer 32:34

 

 

VI == Lev 18:21 ; 19:26 , 31 ; 20:2 ; Deut 18:10-11 ; 2nd Kings 17:17

 

VII == 2nd Sam 7:13 ; 1st Kings 8:29 ; 9:3 ; 2nd Kings 23:27 ; Ps 132:13-14 ; Jer 32:34

 

 

VIII == 2nd Sam 7:10

 

 

 

IX == Prov 29:12

 

 

 

XI == 1st Kings 21:26 ; 2nd Kings 21:9 ; 23:26-27 ; 24:3-4 ; Jer 15:4

 

 

XII == 1st Sam 3:11 ; Jer 19:3

 

XIII == Isa 34:11 ; Lam 2:8 ; Amos 7:7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == 2nd Kings 24:4

 

 

XVII == 2nd Chr 33:11-19

 

 

XVIII == 2nd Chr 33:20

 

 

XIX == 2nd Chr 33:21-23

 

 

XX == 2nd Kings 21:2-9

 

 

 

XXII == 1st Kings 11:33

 

XXIII == 2nd Chr 33:24-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXVI == Matt 1:10

 

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah.

2 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD had cleared out of the way of the Israelites.

3 He rebuilt the high places which his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He erected altars to Baal, and also set up a sacred pole, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. He worshiped and served the whole host of heaven.

4 He built altars in the temple of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, "I will establish my name in Jerusalem" - 

5 altars for the whole host of heaven, in the two courts of the temple.

6 He immolated his son by fire. He practiced soothsaying and divination, and reintroduced the consulting of ghosts and spirits. He did much evil in the LORD'S sight and provoked him to anger.

7 The Asherah idol he had made, he set up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and to his son Solomon: "In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I shall place my name forever.

8 I will not in future allow Israel to be driven off the land I gave their fathers, provided that they are careful to observe all I have commanded them, the entire law which my servant Moses enjoined upon them."

9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh misled them into doing even greater evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed at the coming of the Israelites.

10 Then the LORD spoke through his servants the prophets:

11 "Because Manasseh, king of Judah, has practiced these abominations and has done greater evil than all that was done by the Amorites before him, and has led Judah into sin by his idols,

12 therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that, whenever anyone hears of it, his ears shall ring.

13 I will measure Jerusalem with the same cord as I did Samaria, and with the plummet I used for the house of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem clean as one wipes a dish, wiping it inside and out.

14 I will cast off the survivors of my inheritance and deliver them into enemy hands, to become a prey and a booty for all their enemies,

15 because they have done evil in my sight and provoked me from the day their fathers came forth from Egypt until today.'"

16 In addition to the sin which he caused Judah to commit, Manasseh did evil in the sight of the LORD, shedding so much innocent blood as to fill the length and breadth of Jerusalem.

17 The rest of the acts of Manasseh, the sin he committed and all that he did, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

18 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. His son Amon succeeded him as king.

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

21 He followed exactly the path his father had trod, serving and worshiping the idols his father had served.

22 He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not follow the path of the LORD.

23 Subjects of Amon conspired against him and slew the king in his palace,

24 but the people of the land then slew all who had conspired against King Amon, and proclaimed his son Josiah king in his stead.

25 The rest of the acts that Amon did are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

26 He was buried in his own grave in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah succeeded him as king.

v 1. Manasseh was born three years after Hezekiah’s great sickness, and at twelve years of age, began as vice-regent  with his father. For some reason, God allowed him to reign 55 years, longer than any other king of Israel or Judah.

v 2,3. Apparently proud of being a ruler at such a young age, he fell easy prey to flatterers who secretly objected to Hezekiah’s reforms. It is also strongly possible that Hezekiah’s later life were not exemplary. He reverted to every bad thing Grandfather Ahaz had done and worse, 2 Ki. 16:3,4. He made an idol as wicked Ahab of Israel had done. We must look to 2 Chronicles 33 for his captivity in Babylon and repentance.

v 4-9. Manasseh desecrated the temple by building altars to idols and astrology (2 Ki. 17:16) figures in heaven, right in the temple and the two courts. In addition to offering his son (children, 2 Chr. 33:6) on an altar, he consulted mediums, wizards etc. contrary to Moses.  He even set up an Ashera fertility pole right in the temple, which God had set as the place where His name was to be exalted. God had promised David and Solomon that the temple and His people would be permanent if they obeyed His commands. Manasseh not only sinned, but seduced the rest of the nation to sin worse than heathen nations that the Lord had destroyed before Israel.

v 10. The Lord had been sending prophets to both Israel and Judah to warn them.

v 11-16. The Amorites were one of the most wicked nations driven from the land, yet Manasseh was more wicked, and caused the rest of Judah to worship idols. The Lord would bring shocking destruction on Judah. They would be measured out for destruction as Samaria had been. This would be to cleanse out the filth and lay them aside for a time, just as a dish is laid aside after cleansing. Israel had provoked God from the days of Moses, but now so severely that He is giving them over to the enemy.  Manasseh disregarded justice and shed innocent blood throughout the land.
[Jewish tradition says that he had Isaiah killed for rebuking his sin. That Isaiah hid in a hollow cedar tree, they fastened him in and sawed both in two.]
2 Chronicles 33:11-19 tells of Manasseh’s capture by Assyrians and taken in chains and fetters to Babylon. Though he had been so wicked, when he was afflicted he sought the Lord, humbled himself and prayed. God heard his prayer and returned him to Jerusalem, so he was convinced that God is the Lord. After his return, he built a high outer wall for the original portion of the city, and put officers over fortresses all over Judah. He was a good illustration of what God can do to wicked men who turn to him. He removed all traces of idol worship which he had built, then repaired and started giving offerings on the altar of the Lord. The people still worshiped in high places, but not to idols, only to the Lord.

v 17,18. He was not buried with the kings, but in a garden on his own property.

v 19-22. His son Amon was just as inclined to evil as he had been. 2 Chr. 33:23 add that he did not humble himself as his father did, but went deeper in sin. Manasseh’s repentance came to late to turn Amon to the Lord, but his years of repentance may have had a dynamic influence on his little grandson, Josiah.

v 23-26. Amon’s servants assassinated him, and the people executed them and made little Josiah king. Amon was buried with his father.