Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 21

(2 Chronicles 33:1–9)

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519was twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389fifty-fiveוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙va.cha.mi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH2572 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥ם חֶפְצִי־ve.Shem chef.tzi-H2657 H8034was Hephzibahבָֽהּ׃VahH2657.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068by following the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.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.VivH1Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had destroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6,and he raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an Asherah poleאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213,and he worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

4Manassehalso builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389I will putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853My Nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.”

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.

6He sacrificedוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674his own sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121אֶת־'et-H853in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,practiced sorceryוְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.NenH6049and divinationוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172,and consultedוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213mediumsא֖וֹב'ovH178and spiritistsוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.NimH3049.He didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213greatהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707.

7Manasseh even took the carvedפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213and set it upוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853in the templeבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֙ וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732 H413and his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010, “In thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088templeבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.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.MiH8034foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

8I will neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againאֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254cause the feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to wanderלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110fromמִן־min-H4480the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their fathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535they are carefulיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded themצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680—the wholeוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Lawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834My servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.”

9But the people did notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519led them astrayוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582,so that they didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853greater evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451thanמִן־min-H4480the nationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

Manasseh’s Idolatries Rebuked

(2 Chronicles 33:10–20)

10And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Sinceיַעַן֩ya.'AnH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063has committedעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,acting more wickedlyהֵרַ֕עhe.Ra'H7489than the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834preceded himלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440עָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213,andגַֽם־gam-H1571with his idolsבְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ פbe.gi.lu.LavH1544אֶת־'et-H853has caused Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to sinוַיַּחֲטִ֥אvai.ya.cha.Ti'H2398,

12לָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005,I am bringingמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935suchcalamityרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451uponעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the newswill reverberateתִּצַּ֖לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750in the earsשְׁתֵּ֥י אָזְנָֽיו׃she.Tei 'a.ze.NavH8147 H241of allכָּל־kol-H3605who hear itשֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּsho.me.'ahH8085.

13I will stretch outוְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389אֵ֚ת'etH853the measuring lineקָ֣וkavH6957used against Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the plumb lineמִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.letH4949used against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,and I will wipe outוּמָחִ֨יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834one wipes outיִמְחֶ֤הyim.ChehH4229אֶת־'et-H853a bowlהַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatH6747—wipingמָחָ֔הma.ChahH4229itand turningוְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.FakhH2015itupside downעַל־ פָּנֶֽיהָ׃'al- pa.Nei.haH5921 H6440.

14So I will forsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗יve.na.tash.TiH5203אֵ֚ת'etH853the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159and deliver themוּנְתַתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341.And they will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961plunderלְבַ֛זle.VazH957and spoilוְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖הve.lim.shi.SahH4933to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341,

15becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have doneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔י וַיִּהְי֥וּbe.'ei.Nai vai.yih.YuH5869 H1961and have provoked Meמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707to angerאֹתִ֑י'o.TiH853fromמִן־min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714untilוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”

16Moreoverוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519shedשָׁפַ֤ךְsha.FakhH8210so muchהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֔דhar.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966innocentנָקִ֜יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֨םdamH1818thatעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he filledמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from end to endH6310,in addition toלְבַ֤דle.VadH905the sinמֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙me.cha.ta.ToH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had caused Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to commitהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853,doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213and the sinוְחַטָּאת֖וֹve.cha.ta.ToH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he committedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,are theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

18And Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his palaceבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588,the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Uzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Amonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Amon Reigns in Judah

(2 Chronicles 33:21–25)

19Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526was twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Meshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶתme.shu.Le.metH4922daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Haruzחָר֖וּץcha.RutzH2743;she was fromמִן־min-H4480Jotbahיָטְבָֽה׃ya.te.VahH3192.

20And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

21He walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the waysהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1הָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980,and he servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1had servedעָבַ֣ד'a.VadH5647.

22He abandonedוַיַּעֲזֹ֕בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808walkהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23Then the servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921and killedוַיָּמִ֥יתוּvai.ya.Mi.tuH4191אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in his palaceבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

24But the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֵ֥ת'etH853killedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thosewho had conspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםha.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׃tach.TavH8478.

25As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526,along with his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213,are theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

26And he was buriedוַיִּקְבְֹּ֥רvai.yik.BerH6912אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853in his tombבִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹbik.vu.ra.ToH6900in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Uzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.