New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 21
Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah
1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519was twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for fifty-fiveוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was HephzibahH2657.
2He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in accordance with the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dispossessedהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3Forhe rebuiltוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Ya.shov vai.Yi.venH7725H1129the highהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had destroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6; andhe erectedוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842,justH3512asH3512Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213, and heworshipedH2331allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.
4Andhe 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.SimH7760My nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.”
6Andhe made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121passוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,interpretedH6049signsH6049,practicedH5172divinationוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172,and usedוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213mediumsא֖וֹב'ovH178and spiritistsוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.NimH3049.He didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213greatהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provokingלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707HimtoH3707angerH3707.
7Thenhe putוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the carvedH6459imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459of Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842that he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213in the houseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004of whichH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and to his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010, “In thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088houseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I will putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
8And Iwill not make the feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wanderלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110anymoreאֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254from the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414their fathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,ifאִם־'im-H518onlyH7534they will takeיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104careH8104to actלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, and with allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the Lawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451that My servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680them.”
9But they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519encouragedוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582them to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451,moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480the nationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068eliminatedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045fromH4480the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
The King’s Idolatries Rebuked
11“Sinceיַעַן֩ya.'AnH3282H834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063has committedעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתֹּעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441,having doneH7489moreH4480evilהֵרַ֕עhe.Ra'H7489thanH4480allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567didעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213whoH834werebeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andhas alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571misledH2398Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063intoH2398sinוַיַּחֲטִ֥אvai.ya.cha.Ti'H2398with his idolsבְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ פbe.gi.lu.LavH1544,
12thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935such adisasterH7463on Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063that whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605hearsשֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּsho.me.'ahH8085about it,bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147of his earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241will ringתִּצַּ֖לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750.
13I will stretchוְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389the lineקָ֣וkavH6957of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and the plummetמִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.letH4949of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,and I will wipeH4229Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389cleanH4229justH3512asH3512one wipesH4229a bowlהַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatH6747,wipingH4229it and turningוְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.FakhH2015it upsideעַל־'al-H5921H6440downH6440.
14And I will abandonוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗יve.na.tash.TiH5203the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159and handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH5414H3027them overH5414to their enemiesH340,and they will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961as plunderלְבַ֛זle.VazH957and spoilsוְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖הve.lim.shi.SahH4933to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their enemiesH340,
15becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282H834they have doneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and have beenוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961provokingH3707Me toH3707angerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707sinceמִן־min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”
16Furthermoreוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519shedשָׁפַ֤ךְsha.FakhH8210veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235innocentנָקִ֜יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֨םdamH1818untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704H834he had filledמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from oneH6310endH6310to anotherH6310,besidesלְבַ֤דle.VadH905H4480his sinמֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙me.cha.ta.ToH2403into whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and his sinוְחַטָּאת֖וֹve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichH834hecommittedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
18And Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of his own houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004,in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Uzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Amonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Amon Succeeds Manasseh
19Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526was twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242H8147yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMeshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶתme.shu.Le.metH4922the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Haruzחָר֖וּץcha.RutzH2743of Jotbahיָטְבָֽה׃ya.te.VahH3192.
21For he walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980entirelyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980,and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544that his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1had servedעָבַ֣ד'a.VadH5647,and worshipedH2331them.
24Thenthe peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776killedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605those who had conspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםha.ko.she.RimH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526,and the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776madeH4427his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
25Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
Commentaries on 2 Kings 21
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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