2 Chronicles 33:11

2 Chronicles 33:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:11

9So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. 10And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

2 Chronicles 33:11 word by word

וַיָּבֵ֨א יְהוָ֜ה עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י הַצָּבָא֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה בַּחֹחִ֑ים וַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• upon them the captains ofשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• the host ofצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• which tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• among the thornsחוֹחַchôach · thistleH2336
• and bound himאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• with fettersנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• and carriedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• him to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:11

• Deuteronomy 28:36“The Lord will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods—wood and stone.
• Job 36:8And if they are bound in fetters, Held in the cords of affliction,
• Isaiah 10:8For he says, ‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
• Isaiah 36:9How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, The great, the mighty, and awesome God, Who keeps covenant and mercy: Do not let all the trouble seem small before You That has come upon us, Our kings and our princes, Our priests and our prophets, Our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
• Isaiah 5:26He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.
• Isaiah 7:18And it shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will whistle for the fly That is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, And for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
• Ezekiel 19:4The nations also heard of him; He was trapped in their pit, And they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.
• Lamentations 3:7He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy.
• 2 Kings 23:33Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
• 2 Kings 25:6So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him.
• Psalms 107:10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The Assyrian monuments contain no record of this expedition; but there can be little doubt that it fell into the reign of Esarhaddon (2 Kings 19:37 note), who reigned at least thirteen years. Esarhaddon mentions Manasseh among his tributaries; and he was the only king of Assyria who, from time to time, held his court at Babylon. Among the thorns - Translate - “ with rings;” and see 2 Kings 19:28 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11A nose ring caused both pain and total humiliation. Assyrian records describe this treatment of their prisoners.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. the captains of the host of the king of Assyria--This king was Esar-haddon. After having devoted the first years of his reign to the consolidation of his government at home, he turned his attention to repair the loss of the tributary provinces west of the Euphrates, which, on the disaster and death of Sennacherib, had taken the opportunity of shaking off the Assyrian yoke. Having overrun Palestine and removed the remnant that were left in the kingdom…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:11

• Babylon
• Fetters
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Judgments
• Manasseh
• War

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Manasseh
• Babylon, kingdom of
• Bramble
• Jerusalem
• Thistle
• Ashurbanipal
• Chronicles, Books of
• Esarhaddon

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