^aManasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 ^aHe did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^bin accordance with the abominations of the nations whom the LORD ¹dispossessed before the sons of Israel. 3 For ^ahe rebuilt the high places which his father Hezekiah had destroyed; and ^bhe erected altars for Baal and made an ¹Asherah, just as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he ^cworshiped all the heavenly ²lights and served them. 4 And ^ahe built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “^bIn Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 He built altars for ^aall the heavenly ¹lights in ^bthe two courtyards of the house of the LORD. 6 And ^ahe made his son pass through the fire, ^binterpreted signs, practiced divination, and used mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 7 Then ^ahe put the carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the LORD had said to David and to his son Solomon, “^bIn this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever. 8 And I ^awill not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will take care to act in accordance with everything that I have commanded them, and with all the Law that My servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh ^aencouraged them to do evil, more than the nations whom the LORD eliminated from the presence of the sons of Israel.

10 Now the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, 11 “^aSince Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations, ^bhaving done more evil than all that the Amorites did who were before him, and ^chas also misled Judah into sin ^dwith his idols, 12 therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears about it, ^aboth of his ears will ring. 13 ^aI will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem clean just as one wipes a bowl, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 And I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoils to all their enemies, 15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.’”

16 ^aFurthermore, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem ¹from one end to another, besides his sin ^binto which he misled Judah, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD. 17 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and his sin which he ¹committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 18 ^aAnd Manasseh ¹lay down with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, ^bin the garden of Uzza, and his son Amon became king in his place.

19 ^aAmon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^ajust as his father Manasseh had done. 21 For he walked ¹entirely in the way that his father had walked, and served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them. 22 So ^ahe abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. 23 And ^athe servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. 24 Then ^athe people of the land ¹killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. 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 He was buried in his grave ^ain the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

^aManasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 ^aHe did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^baccording to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel. 3 For ^ahe rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and ^bhe erected altars for Baal and made an ¹Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and ^cworshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 ^aHe built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “^bIn Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 For he built altars for ^aall the host of heaven in ^bthe two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 ^aHe made his son pass through the fire, ^bpracticed witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD provoking Him to anger. 7 Then ^ahe set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the LORD said to David and to his son Solomon, “^bIn this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever. 8 And I ^awill not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, if only 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 did not listen, and Manasseh ^aseduced them to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.

10 Now the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, 11 “^aBecause Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, ^bhaving done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and ^chas also made Judah sin ^dwith his idols; 12 therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, ^aboth his ears will tingle. 13 ^aI will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoil to all their enemies; 15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.’”

16 ^aMoreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin ^bwith which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD. 17 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did and his sin which he ¹committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 18 ^aAnd Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, ^bin the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son became king in his place.

19 ^aAmon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^aas Manasseh his father had done. 21 For he walked in all the way that his father had walked, and served the idols that his father had served and worshiped them. 22 So ^ahe forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. 23 ^aThe servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. 24 Then ^athe people of the land ¹killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. 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 He was buried in his grave ^ain the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in his place.

^aManasseh was twelve years old when he ¹became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 ^aHe did great evil in the sight of the LORD, ^bin accordance with the idolatrous repulsive acts of the pagan nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons (descendants) of Israel. 3 For ^ahe rebuilt the high places for the worship of pagan gods which his father Hezekiah had destroyed; and ^bhe set up altars for Baal and made an image of Asherah, just as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he ^cworshiped all the starry host of heaven and served them. 4 And ^ahe built pagan altars in the house (temple) of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “^bIn Jerusalem I will put My ¹Name (Presence) .” 5 And he built altars for ^aall the host of heaven in ^bthe two courtyards of the house of the LORD. 6 ^aHe made his son pass through the fire and burned him as an offering to Molech; he ^bpracticed witchcraft and divination, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 7 ^aHe made a carved image of the goddess Asherah and set it up in the house (temple) , of which the LORD said to David and to his son Solomon, “^bIn this house and in Jerusalem in the tribe of Judah, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My Name forever. 8 And I ^awill not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will be careful to act in accordance with everything that I have commanded them, and with all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But they did not listen; and Manasseh ^aseduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.

10 Now the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, 11 “^aBecause Manasseh king of Judah has committed these repulsive acts, ^bhaving done more evil than all the Amorites did who were before him, and ^chas also made Judah sin ^dwith his idols; 12 therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such catastrophe on Jerusalem and Judah, that everyone who hears of it, ^aboth of his ears will ring from the shock. 13 ^aI will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem clean just as one wipes a dirty bowl clean, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 I will abandon the remnant (remainder) of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies; and they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, 15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger, since the day their fathers came from Egypt to this day.’”

16 ^aMoreover, Manasseh shed a very great quantity of innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin ^bwith which he made Judah sin, by doing evil in the sight of the LORD. 2+@Chr 33:1-10 17 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Manasseh, everything that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 18 ^aManasseh slept with his fathers in death and was buried in the garden of his own house, ^bin the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon became king in his place.

19 ^aAmon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He also did evil in the sight of the LORD, ^ajust as his father Manasseh had done. 2+@Kin 23:26, 27; 24:3, 4 21 He walked in all the evil ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them; 22 ^ahe abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. 23 ^aBut the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house (palace) . 24 Then ^athe people of the land of Judah killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. 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 He was buried in his tomb ^ain the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.