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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:11

9But Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations whom Adonai destroyed before Bnei-Yisrael. 10Adonai spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. Therefore, Adonai brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and led him to Babylon. 12In his distress, he entreated Adonai his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. 13When he prayed to Him, He was moved by his entreaty, heard his plea and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Adonai, He is 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“Adonai will bring you and the king you set over you to a nation you and your fathers have not known—and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone.
• Job 36:8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by cords of affliction,
• Isaiah 10:8For he says: “Aren’t all my princes kings?
• Isaiah 36:9So, how can you repulse a single lieutenant—the least of my master’s servants? Yes, you’re relying on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen.
• Nehemiah 9:32“So now, our God—the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy—do not let all the hardship that has befallen us seem insignificant to you—our kings, our leaders, our kohanim, our prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
• Isaiah 5:26He will lift up a banner to nations far off, and will whistle for them from the ends of the earth. Look! Swiftly, speedily they come!
• Isaiah 7:18In that day Adonai will whistle for the fly at the source of the Nile of Egypt and for the bee in the land of Assyria.
• Ezekiel 19:4When the nations heard about him, he was caught in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble, because the people were hard-pressed, they hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, crevices and pits.
• Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so I cannot get out. He made my chain heavy.
• 2 Kings 23:33Then Pharaoh Necoh imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so he would not reign in Jerusalem. He also imposed on the land a fine of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold.
• 2 Kings 25:6So they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and passed sentence on him.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, prisoners in misery and iron chains,

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
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Babylon, kingdom of
• Bramble
• Jerusalem
• Thistle
• Ashurbanipal

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