2 Chronicles 33 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah in Judah

1 Manasseh ^H4519 was twelve ^H8147 H6240 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 for fifty-five ^H2572 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389.

2 He did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 according to the abominations ^H8441 of the nations ^H1471 whom ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 dispossessed ^H3423 before ^H4480 H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 3 For he rebuilt ^H7725 H1129 the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 which ^H834 his father ^H1 Hezekiah ^H2396 had torn ^H5422 down ^H5422; he also set ^H6965 up ^H6965 altars ^H4196 for the Baals ^H1168 and made ^H6213 [fn]Asherim ^H842, and he worshiped ^H2331 all ^H3605 the heavenly ^H8064 [fn]lights ^H6635 and served ^H5647 them. 4 He built ^H1129 altars ^H4196 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 of which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 had said ^H559, “My name ^H8034 shall be in Jerusalem ^H3389 forever ^H5769.” 5 He built ^H1129 altars ^H4196 for all ^H3605 the heavenly ^H8064 [fn]lights ^H6635 in the two ^H8147 courtyards ^H2691 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068. 6 He also made his sons ^H1121 pass ^H5674 through the fire ^H784 in the Valley ^H1516 of Ben-hinnom ^H1121 H2011; and he practiced ^H6049 witchcraft ^H6049, used ^H5172 divination ^H5172, practiced ^H3784 sorcery ^H3784, and dealt ^H6213 with mediums ^H178 and spiritists ^H3049. He did ^H6213 much ^H7235 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068, provoking ^H3707 Him to anger ^H3707. 7 Then he put ^H7760 the carved ^H6459 image ^H6459 of the idol ^H5566 which ^H834 he had made ^H6213 in the house ^H1004 of God ^H430, of which ^H834 God ^H430 had said ^H559 to David ^H1732 and his son ^H1121 Solomon ^H8010, “In this ^H2088 house ^H1004 and in Jerusalem ^H3389, which ^H834 I have chosen ^H977 from all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478, I will put ^H7760 My name ^H8034 forever ^H5769; 8 and I will not remove ^H5493 the foot ^H7272 of Israel ^H3478 again ^H3254 from the land ^H127 which ^H834 I have appointed ^H5975 for your fathers ^H1, if ^H518 only ^H7534 they will take ^H8104 care ^H8104 to do ^H6213 everything ^H3605 that I have commanded ^H6680 them according to all ^H3605 the Law ^H8451, the statutes ^H2706, and the ordinances ^H4941 given through ^H3027 Moses ^H4872.” 9 So Manasseh ^H4519 encouraged ^H8582 Judah ^H3063 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 to do ^H6213 more ^H4480 evil ^H7451 than ^H4480 the nations ^H1471 whom ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 destroyed ^H8045 before ^H4480 H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478.

Manasseh’s Idolatry Rebuked

10 So the LORD ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Manasseh ^H4519 and his people ^H5971, but they paid ^H7181 no ^H3808 attention ^H7181.

11 Therefore the LORD ^H3068 brought ^H935 the commanders ^H8269 of the army ^H6635 of the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 against ^H5921 them, and they captured ^H3920 Manasseh ^H4519 with hooks ^H2336, bound ^H631 him with bronze ^H5178 chains, and led ^H1980 him to Babylon ^H894. 12 When he was in distress ^H6887, he appeased ^H2470 the LORD ^H3068 his God ^H430 and humbled ^H3665 himself greatly ^H3966 before ^H4480 H6440 the God ^H430 of his fathers ^H1. 13 When he prayed ^H6419 to Him, He was moved ^H6279 by him and heard ^H8085 his pleading ^H8467, and brought ^H7725 him back ^H7725 to Jerusalem ^H3389 to his kingdom ^H4438. Then Manasseh ^H4519 knew ^H3045 that the LORD ^H3068 alone is God ^H430.

14 Now after ^H310 this ^H3651 he built ^H1129 the outer ^H2435 wall ^H2346 of the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 on the west ^H4628 side ^H4628 of Gihon ^H1521, in the valley ^H5158, up to the entrance ^H935 of the Fish ^H1709 Gate ^H8179; and he encircled ^H5437 the Ophel ^H6077 with it and made ^H1361 it very ^H3966 high ^H1361. Then he put ^H7760 army ^H2428 commanders ^H8269 in all ^H3605 the fortified ^H1219 cities ^H5892 in Judah ^H3063. 15 He also removed ^H5493 the foreign ^H5236 gods ^H430 and the idol ^H5566 from the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068, as well as all ^H3605 the altars ^H4196 which ^H834 he had built ^H1129 on the mountain ^H2022 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 and in Jerusalem ^H3389, and he threw ^H7993 them outside ^H2351 the city ^H5892. 16 He set ^H3559 up the altar ^H4196 of the LORD ^H3068 and sacrificed ^H2076 peace ^H8002 offerings ^H8002 and thanksgiving ^H8426 offerings ^H8426 on it; and he ordered ^H559 Judah ^H3063 to serve ^H5647 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478. 17 However ^H61, the people ^H5971 still ^H5750 sacrificed ^H2076 on the high ^H1116 places ^H1116, although only ^H7534 to the LORD ^H3068 their God ^H430.

18 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Manasseh ^H4519 and his prayer ^H8605 to his God ^H430, and the words ^H1697 of the seers ^H2374 who spoke ^H1696 to him in the name ^H8034 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, behold ^H2009, they are among ^H5921 the records ^H1697 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478. 19 His prayer ^H8605 also and how God was moved ^H6279 by him, and all ^H3605 his sin ^H2403, his unfaithfulness ^H4604, and the sites ^H4725 on which ^H834 he built ^H1129 high ^H1116 places ^H1116 and erected ^H5975 the [fn]Asherim ^H842 and the carved ^H6456 images ^H6456, before ^H6440 he humbled ^H3665 himself, behold ^H2009, they are written ^H3789 in the records ^H1697 of [fn]Hozai ^H2335. 20 So Manasseh ^H4519 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, and they buried ^H6912 him in his own house ^H1004. And his son ^H1121 Amon ^H526 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

Amon Becomes King in Judah

21 Amon ^H526 was twenty-two ^H6242 H8147 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 for two ^H8147 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389.

22 He did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068, just ^H834 as ^H834 his father ^H1 Manasseh ^H4519 had done ^H6213, and Amon ^H526 sacrificed ^H2076 to all ^H3605 the carved ^H6456 images ^H6456 which ^H834 his father ^H1 Manasseh ^H4519 had made ^H6213, and he served ^H5647 them. 23 Furthermore, he did not humble ^H3665 himself before ^H4480 H6440 the LORD ^H3068 as his father ^H1 Manasseh ^H4519 had [fn]done ^H3665, but Amon ^H526 multiplied ^H7235 his guilt ^H819. 24 Finally, his servants ^H5650 conspired ^H7194 against ^H5921 him and put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191 in his own house ^H1004. 25 But the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 [fn]killed ^H5221 all ^H3605 the conspirators ^H7194 against ^H5921 King ^H4428 Amon ^H526, and the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 made ^H4427 his son ^H1121 Josiah ^H2977 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.