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2 Chronicles 33
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Reign of Manasseh

33 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had pulled down, and erected altars to the Baals, made sacred poles,[a] worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, ‘In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.’ 5 He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 He made his son pass through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, practised soothsaying and augury and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 7 The carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to his son Solomon, ‘In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever; 8 I will never again remove the feet of Israel from the land that I appointed for your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the ordinances given through Moses.’ 9 Manasseh misled Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the people of Israel.

Manasseh Restored after Repentance

10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they gave no heed. 11 Therefore the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh captive in manacles, bound him with fetters, and brought him to Babylon. 12 While he was in distress he entreated the favour of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 He prayed to him, and God received his entreaty, heard his plea, and restored him again to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord indeed was God.

14 Afterwards he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, reaching the entrance at the Fish Gate; he carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. 15 He took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and he threw them out of the city. 16 He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of well-being and of thanksgiving; and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord the God of Israel. 17 The people, however, still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Death of Manasseh

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, these are in the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 19 His prayer, and how God received his entreaty, all his sin and his faithlessness, the sites on which he built high places and set up the sacred poles[b] and the images, before he humbled himself, these are written in the records of the seers.[c] 20 So Manasseh slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in his house. His son Amon succeeded him.

Amon’s Reign and Death

21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. 22 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that his father Manasseh had made, and served them. 23 He did not humble himself before the Lord, as his father Manasseh had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred more and more guilt. 24 His servants conspired against him and killed him in his house. 25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made his son Josiah king to succeed him.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:3 Heb Asheroth
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 Heb Asherim
  3. 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Ms Gk: MT of Hozai
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Kong Manasse af Juda(A)

33 Manasse var 12 år gammel, da han blev konge i Juda, og han regerede i Jerusalem i 55 år. 2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne, for han dyrkede afguderne på samme afskyelige måde, som de folk Herren i sin tid jog ud af landet for at skaffe plads til sit folk.

3 Han genopbyggede de offersteder rundt omkring på højene, som hans far, Hizkija, havde revet ned. Han opførte altre for Ba’al og frugtbarhedssymboler for gudinden Ashera, og han tilbad stjernerne. 4-5 Selv på tempelpladsen i Jerusalem—det sted, som Herren havde sagt, han for altid ville være knyttet til—opførte han altre til ære for solen, månen og stjernerne, både i den indre og ydre forgård. 6 Ja, Manasse gik så vidt, at han brændte sine egne børn på alteret i Hinnoms dal som offer til afguderne. Han var stærkt engageret i okkultisme, sort magi og spådomskunst, og han søgte kontakt med ånderne ved hjælp af medier og spiritisme. Han gjorde en masse ting, som fremkaldte Herrens vrede. 7 Det udskårne frugtbarhedssymbol, som Manasse lod fremstille, blev rejst i Guds hus, det sted, om hvilket Gud havde sagt til David og Salomon: „Jeg vil altid være knyttet til dette hus og denne by, Jerusalem, som jeg har udvalgt blandt alle andre byer i landet.[a] 8 Hvis Israels folk blot omhyggeligt vil følge de love og forskrifter, jeg gav dem gennem Moses, vil jeg ikke jage dem ud af det land, jeg gav deres forfædre.”

9 Men Manasse lokkede Judas og Jerusalems folk til at begå endnu værre synder end de ugudelige folk, der havde boet i landet før dem. 10 Herren advarede Manasse og folket gennem sine profeter, men de ville ikke høre. 11 Derfor sendte Herren den assyriske hær ind i landet. Manasse blev behandlet som en vild tyr, man sætter en krog i næsen på. Han blev lagt i bronzelænker og deporteret til Babylon. 12 Da ydmygede han sig over for sine forfædres Gud, og i sin store nød bad han Herren, sin Gud, om hjælp. 13 Herren var barmhjertig og hørte hans bøn, så han fik lov til at vende tilbage til kongemagten i Jerusalem. Da indså Manasse langt om længe, at Herren er den sande Gud.

14 Efter at kong Manasse var kommet hjem igen, udbyggede og forhøjede han ydermuren omkring Davidsbyen, fra vest for Gihondalen til Fiskeporten og rundt om hele Ofelhøjen. Desuden udstationerede han officerer og hærafdelinger i alle Judas befæstede byer.

15 Dernæst fjernede han afgudsbillederne fra Herrens hus og nedrev afgudsaltrene både på tempelhøjen og i resten af Jerusalem. Det hele blev smidt ud på lossepladsen uden for byen. 16 I stedet genopbyggede han Herrens brændofferalter og ofrede takofre og lovprisningsofre, og han opfordrede hele Judas folk til nu at tilbede Herren, Israels Gud. 17 Det gjorde de, men de brugte de gamle afgudsaltre til det.

18 Resten af kong Manasses liv og virke—også hans bøn til Gud og Herrens svar gennem profeterne—er nedskrevet i Israels kongers krønikebog.[b] 19 I profeternes bog står hans bøn også optegnet, foruden Herrens svar, hans synder fra tiden før han vendte sig til Herren, hans ondskab og navnene på de steder, hvor han byggede afgudsaltre og rejste Asherapæle.

20 Da han døde, blev han begravet på paladsets område. Hans søn Amon blev konge efter ham.

Kong Amon af Juda(B)

21 Amon var 22 år gammel, da han blev konge, og han regerede i Jerusalem i to år. 22 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne ligesom sin far, Manasse, for han ofrede til de afgudsbilleder, hans far havde fremstillet. 23 Men i modsætning til sin far vendte han ikke senere tilbage til Herren. 24 Hans egne embedsmænd lavede en sammensværgelse imod ham og myrdede ham i hans eget palads, 25 men en gruppe borgere dræbte attentatmændene og udråbte Amons søn Josias til konge.

Footnotes

  1. 33,7 Jf. 1.Kong. 9,3
  2. 33,18 „Israel” står her for både Juda og Israel.
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Manasseh Reigns in Judah(A)

33 Manasseh (B)was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the (C)abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the [a]high places which Hezekiah his father had (D)broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and (E)made wooden images; and he worshiped (F)all [b]the host of heaven and served them. 4 He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (G)“In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven (H)in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (I)Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced (J)soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and (K)consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. 7 (L)He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the [c]house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, (M)“In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; 8 (N)and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I have appointed for your fathers—only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.” 9 So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.

Manasseh Restored After Repentance

10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not [d]listen. 11 (O)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [e]hooks, (P)bound him with [f]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (Q)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He (R)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh (S)knew that the Lord was God.

14 After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of (T)Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it (U)enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. 15 He took away (V)the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. 16 He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and (W)thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. 17 (X)Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the [g]high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Death of Manasseh(Y)

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of (Z)the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the [h]book of the kings of Israel. 19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built [i]high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of [j]Hozai. 20 (AA)So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.

Amon’s Reign and Death(AB)

21 (AC)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and served them. 23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, (AD)as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

24 (AE)Then his servants conspired against him, and (AF)killed him in his own house. 25 But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:3 Places for pagan worship
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:3 The gods of the Assyrians
  3. 2 Chronicles 33:7 Temple
  4. 2 Chronicles 33:10 obey
  5. 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
  6. 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains
  7. 2 Chronicles 33:17 Places for pagan worship
  8. 2 Chronicles 33:18 Lit. words
  9. 2 Chronicles 33:19 Places for pagan worship
  10. 2 Chronicles 33:19 LXX the seers
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2 Chronicles 33
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Manasseh King of Judah(A)(B)

33 Manasseh(C) was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(D) following the detestable(E) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles.(F) He bowed down(G) to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name(H) will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5 In both courts of the temple of the Lord,(I) he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his children(J) in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums(K) and spiritists.(L) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

7 He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple,(M) of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8 I will not again make the feet of the Israelites leave the land(N) I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses.” 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.(O)

10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,(P) put a hook(Q) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles(R) and took him to Babylon. 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled(S) himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.

14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon(T) spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate(U) and encircling the hill of Ophel;(V) he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

15 He got rid of the foreign gods and removed(W) the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16 Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings(X) on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

18 The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.[a] 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled(Y) himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[b](Z) 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried(AA) in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

Amon King of Judah(AB)

21 Amon(AC) was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. 22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made. 23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble(AD) himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.

24 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. 25 Then the people(AE) of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai
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