Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 21:1-9
1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519wastwelveעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was Hephzi-bah.
2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, after theabominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathen,whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3For hebuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725thehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1haddestroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6; and he rearedupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842, asdidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and worshippedallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.
6And hemadeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121topassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, and practised augury, andusedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213enchantmentsוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wroughtmuchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707him toangerH3707.
7And hesetוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thegravenH6459imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459ofAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842, that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, in thehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004ofwhichH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121, In thishouseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834I havechosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977outH413ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, will Iputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:
8neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will IcauseH5414thefeetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478towanderלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110anyH3605moreH4480outH4480of thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834IgaveH5414theirfathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1;ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535they willobserveיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213accordingH4480toallH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, andaccordingH4480toallH3605thelawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451that myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680them.
9But they hearkenednotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808: andManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519seducedוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582them todoH6213thatwhichH834isevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480didH6213thenationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃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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