Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 33:3-13
3For he rebuiltH7725H1129 the high placesH1116 thatH834 his fatherH1 HezekiahH2396 had torn downH5422, and he raised upH6965 altarsH4196 for the BaalsH1168 and madeH6213 Asherah polesH842. And he worshipedH7812 and servedH5647 allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064.
4Manasseh also builtH1129 altarsH4196 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, of whichH834 the LORDH3068 had saidH559, “My NameH8034 will remainH1961 in JerusalemH3389 foreverH5769.” 5In bothH8147 courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, he builtH1129 altarsH4196 to allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064. 6HeH1931 sacrificedH5674 his sonsH1121 in the fireH7841 in the ValleyH1516 of Ben-hinnomH1121H2011. He practiced sorceryH6049, divinationH5172, and witchcraftH3784, and consultedH6213 mediumsH178 and spiritistsH3049. He didH6213 greatH7235 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068, provoking Him to angerH3707.
7Manasseh even took the carvedH6459 imageH5566 he had madeH6213 and set it upH7760 in the houseH1004 of GodH430, of whichH834 GodH430 had saidH559 toH413 DavidH1732H413 and his sonH1121 SolomonH8010, “In thisH2088 templeH1004 and in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 I have chosenH977 out of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, I will establishH7760 My NameH8034 foreverH5865. 8I will neverH3808 againH3254 cause the feetH7272 of the IsraelitesH3478 to leaveH5493 the landH127 thatH834 I assignedH5975 to your fathersH1, ifH518 onlyH7535 they are carefulH8104 to doH6213 allH3605 thatH834 I have commanded themH6680 throughH3027 MosesH4872—allH3605 the lawsH8451, statutesH2706, and judgmentsH4941.”
9So ManassehH4519 led the peopleH3427 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 astrayH8582, so that they didH6213 greater evilH7451 thanH4480 the nationsH1471 thatH834 the LORDH3068 had destroyedH8045 beforeH6440 the IsraelitesH1121H3478.
10And the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 toH413 ManassehH4519H413 and his peopleH5971, but they did notH3808 listenH7181. 11SoH3068 the LORD broughtH935 against themH5921 the militaryH6635 commandersH8269 of the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, who capturedH3920 ManassehH4519, put a hook in his noseH2336, bound himH631 with bronze shacklesH5178, and took himH1980 to BabylonH894. 12And in his distressH6887, Manasseh soughtH2470 the favorH6440 of the LORDH3068 his GodH430 and earnestlyH3966 humbled himselfH3665 beforeH6440 the GodH430 of his fathersH1. 13And when he prayedH6419 to HimH413, the LORD received his pleaH6279 and heardH8085 his petitionH8467. So He brought him backH7725 to JerusalemH3389 and to his kingdomH4438. Then ManassehH4519 knewH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068H1931 is GodH430.
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 33:6 Literally made his sons pass through the fire ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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