2 Kings 21:1

+ 21:1 Gr. a son of 12 years in his reigning. Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Apsiba.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah.

In Context

2And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.

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Cross References

2 Kings 20:21And Ezekias slept with his fathers: and Manasses his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 32:33And Ezekias slept with his fathers, and they buried him in a high place among the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem gave him glory and honor at his death. And Manasses his son reigned in his stead.

Proverbs 5:19Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 21:1

In this chapter we have a short but sad account of the reigns of two of the kings of Judah, Manasseh and Amon. I. Concerning Manasseh, all the account we have of him here is, 1. That he devoted himself to sin, to all manner of wickedness, idolatry, and murder, ver. 1-9 and 16 . 2. That therefore God devoted him, and Jerusalem for his sake, to ruin, ver. 10-18 . In the book of Chronicles we have an account of his troubles, and his repentance. II. Concerning Amon we are only told that he lived in sin ( ver. 19-22 ),… Read the whole commentary →

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