Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 33

(2 Kings 21:1–9)

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519was twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389fifty-fiveוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙va.cha.mi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH2572 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068by following the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had driven outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

3For he rebuiltוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Ya.shov vai.Yi.venH7725 H1129אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had torn downנִתַּ֖ץni.TatzH5422,and he raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּח֤וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for the Baalsלַבְּעָלִים֙la.be.'a.LimH1168and madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Asherah polesאֲשֵׁר֔וֹת'a.she.RotH842.And he worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

4Manassehalso builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “My Nameשְּׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034will remainיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.”

5In bothבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtyardsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Heוְהוּא֩ve.Hu'H1931sacrificedהֶעֱבִ֨ירhe.'e.VirH5674אֶת־'et-H853his sonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121in the fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784in the Valleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011.He practiced sorceryוְעוֹנֵ֤ןve.'o.NenH6049,divinationוְנִחֵשׁ֙ve.ni.CheshH5172,and witchcraftוְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףve.khi.ShefH3784,and consultedוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213mediumsא֖וֹב'ovH178and spiritistsוְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049.He didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213greatהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

7Manasseh even took the carvedפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459imageהַסֶּ֖מֶלha.Se.melH5566אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213and set it upוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִיד֙ וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732 H413and his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010, “In thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088templeבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I will establishאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעֵילֽוֹם׃le.'ei.LomH5865.

8I will neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againאוֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254cause the feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to leaveלְהָסִיר֙le.ha.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853מֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I assignedהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975to your fathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535they are carefulיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded themצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872—allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the lawsהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451,statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941.”

9So Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519אֶת־'et-H853led the peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389astrayוַיֶּ֣תַעvai.Ye.ta'H8582,so that they didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213greater evilרָ֔עRa'H7451thanמִן־min-H4480the nationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

Manasseh’s Repentance and Restoration

(2 Kings 21:10–18)

10And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥ה וְאֶל־me.na.Sheh ve.'el-H4519 H413and his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,but they did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenהִקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hik.Shi.vuH7181.

11Soיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068the LORDbroughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935against themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853the militaryהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834commandersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who capturedוַיִּלְכְּד֥וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920אֶת־'et-H853Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,put a hook in his noseבַּחֹחִ֑יםba.cho.ChimH2336,bound himוַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631with bronze shacklesבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and took himוַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּvai.yo.li.Khu.huH1980to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

12And in his distressוּכְהָצֵ֣רu.khe.ha.TzerH6887, Manassehsoughtחִלָּ֕הchi.LahH2470אֶת־'et-H853the favorפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430and earnestlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966humbled himselfוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

13And when he prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to Himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413,the LORD received his pleaוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his petitionתְּחִנָּת֔וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467.So He brought him backוַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and to his kingdomלְמַלְכוּת֑וֹle.mal.khu.ToH4438.Then Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖ה ה֥וּאYah.weh hu'H3068 H1931is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֡ןkhenH3651, Manassehrebuiltבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129the outerחִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀chi.tzo.NahH2435wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346of the Cityלְעִיר־le.'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֡ידda.VidH1732from westמַעְרָבָה֩ma'.ra.VahH4628of Gihonלְגִיח֨וֹןle.gi.ChonH1521in the valleyבַּנַּ֜חַלba.Na.chalH5158to the entranceוְלָב֨וֹאve.la.Vo'H935of the Fishהַדָּגִים֙ha.da.GimH1709Gateבְשַׁ֤עַרve.Sha.'arH8179,and he brought it aroundוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437the hill of Ophelלָעֹ֔פֶלla.'O.felH6077and heightened itוַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָvai.yag.bi.He.haH1361considerablyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966.He also stationedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760militaryחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428commandersשָֽׂרֵי־sa.rei-H8269in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892of Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

15He removedוַ֠יָּסַרVai.ya.sarH5493אֶת־'et-H853the foreignהַנֵּכָ֤רha.ne.KharH5236וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430and the idolהַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ha.Se.melH5566from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129on the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004יְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he dumped themוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993outsideח֥וּצָהChu.tzahH2351the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

16Then he restoredH3559אֶת־'et-H853the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002and thankוְתוֹדָ֑הve.to.DahH8426offeringsזִבְחֵ֥יziv.CheiH2077on itעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and he toldוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063to serveלַעֲב֕וֹדla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Neverthelessאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stillע֣וֹדodH5750sacrificedזֹבְחִ֖יםzoe.ChimH2076at the high placesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116,but onlyרַ֖קrakH7535to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

18As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehH4519,along with his prayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605toאֶל־'el-H413his Godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430and the wordsוְדִבְרֵי֙ve.div.ReiH1697of the seersהַֽחֹזִ֔יםha.cho.ZimH2374who spokeהַֽמְדַבְּרִ֣יםham.da.be.RimH1696to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they are indeedהִנָּ֕םhi.NamH2005written inעַל־'al-H5921the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the Kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19His prayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605and how God received his pleaוְהֵֽעָתֶר־ve.he.'a.ter-H6279,as well as allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his sinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403and unfaithfulnessוּמַעְלוֹ֒u.ma'.LoH4604,and the sitesוְהַמְּקֹמ֗וֹתve.ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834he builtבָּנָ֨הba.NahH1129high placesבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116and set upוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֣יםha.'a.she.RimH842and idolsוְהַפְּסִלִ֔יםve.ha.pe.si.LimH6456beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440he humbled himselfהִכָּנְע֑וֹhi.ka.ne.'OH3665,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005writtenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַ֖ל'alH5921the Recordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Seersחוֹזָֽי׃cho.ZaiH2335.

20And Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912at his palaceבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Amonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Amon Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 21:19–26)

21Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526was twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Bi.ru.sha.LimH3389twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.

22And he didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526servedוַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃vai.Ya.'av.DemH5647and sacrificedזִבַּ֥חzi.BachH2076to allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the idolsהַפְּסִילִ֗יםha.pe.si.LimH6456thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,

23but he did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808humble himselfנִכְנַע֙nikh.Na'H3665beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068as his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519had doneכְּהִכָּנַ֖עke.hi.ka.Na'H3665;insteadכִּ֛י ה֥וּאki hu'H3588 H1931,Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526increasedהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235his guiltאַשְׁמָֽה׃'ash.MahH819.

24Then the servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650of Amonconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and killed himוַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191in his palaceבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

25But the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֵ֥ת'etH853killedוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thosewho had conspiredהַקֹּֽשְׁרִ֖יםha.ko.she.RimH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526,and they made his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ עַם־ הָאָ֛רֶץvai.yam.Li.khu 'am- ha.'A.retzH4427 H5971 H776אֶת־'et-H853in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.