2 Kings 21:1

בֶּן ־ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מְנַשֶּׁה בְמָלְכוֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ חֶפְצִי ־ בָֽהּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

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Cross References

2 Kings 20:21וַיִּשְׁכַּב חִזְקִיָּהוּ עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ מְנַשֶּׁה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃ פ

2 Chronicles 32:33וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּֽמַעֲלֵה קִבְרֵי בְנֵי ־ דָוִיד וְכָבוֹד עָֽשׂוּ ־ לוֹ בְמוֹתוֹ כָּל ־ יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וַיִּמְלֹךְ מְנַשֶּׁה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃ פ

Proverbs 5:19אַיֶּלֶת אֲהָבִים וְֽיַעֲלַת ־ חֵן דַּדֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּךָ בְכָל ־ עֵת בְּאַהֲבָתָהּ תִּשְׁגֶּה תָמִֽיד ׃

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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