²³ And he did not humble himself before the Lord, ^(A)as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

¹² Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and ^(A)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

¹⁹ Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built ^[a]high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of ^[b]Hozai.

^13 (A)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

^26 (A)Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but ^(B)stiffened their neck. ^(C)They did worse than their fathers.

Manasseh Reigns in Judah^(A)

33 Manasseh ^(B)was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Apostasy and Death of Ahaz^(A)

²² Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.