New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 21:1-9
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.
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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