1 Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Haphsiba.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.
3 And he turned, and built up the high places which Ezechias his father had destroyed: and he set up altars to Baal, and made groves, as Achab the king of Israel had done: and he adored all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said: In Jerusalem I will put my name.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the temple of the Lord.
6 And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divination, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him.
7 He set also an idol of the grove, which he had made, in the temple of the Lord: concerning which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this temple, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever.
8 And I will no more make the feet of Israel to be moved out of the land, which I gave to their fathers: only if they will observe to do all that I have commanded them according to the law which my servant Moses commanded them.
9 But they hearkened not: but were seduced by Manasses, to do evil more than the nations which the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the Lord spoke in the hand of his servants, the prophets, saying:
11 Because Manasses king of Juda hath done these most wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorrhites did before him, and hath made Juda also to sin with his filthy doings:
12 Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Behold I will bring on evils upon Jerusalem and Juda: that whosoever shall hear of them, both his ears shall tingle.
13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the weight of the house of Achab: and I will efface Jerusalem, as tables are wont to be effaced, and I will erase and turn it, and draw the pencil often over the face thereof.
14 And I will leave the remnants of my inheritance, and will deliver them into the hands of their enemies: and they shall become a prey, and a spoil to all their enemies.
15 Because they have done evil before me, and have continued to provoke me, from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day.
16 Moreover Manasses shed also very much innocent blood, till he filled Jerusalem up to the mouth: besides his sins, wherewith he made Juda to sin, to do evil before the Lord.
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasses, and all that he did, end his sin which he sinned, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?
18 And Manasses slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Oza: and Amen his son reigned in his stead.
19 Two and twenty years old was Amen when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Messalemeth the daughter of Harus of Jeteba.
20 And he did evil in the sight, of the Lord, as Manasses his father had done.
21 And he walked in all the way in which his father had walked: and he served the abominations which his father had served, and he adored them;
22 And forsook the Lord the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
23 And his servants plotted against him, and slew the king in his own house.
24 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amen: and made Josias his son their king in his stead.
25 But the rest of the acts of Amen which he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?
26 And they buried him in his sepulchre in the garden of Oza: and his son Josias reigned in his stead.
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Chapter 21 of 2 kings describes the reign of King Manasseh, who was one of the worst kings of Judah. He practiced idolatry and did bad things in the eyes of the Lord, leading Judah to sin. Manasseh also built pagan altars inside the temple in Jerusalem and even sacrificed his own son in one of these altars. Below are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics addressed in 2 Kings 21:
Deuteronomy 18:10-12: "It will not be found among you who makes fire to your son or daughter, neither guessor, nor prognizing, nor a sorcerer; nor charming, nor who to consult a guessor spirit, nor magic nor who to consult the dead; for everyone who does these things is abominable to the Lord. " This verse highlights the prohibition of pagan and superstitious practices, such as sacrificing children, consulting grounds or doing witchcraft, which were committed by King Manasseh.
2 Chronicles 33:11-13: "From what the Lord brought upon them the chiefs of the Army of the King of Assyria, who arrested Manasseh with hooks, and tied him with bronze chains, and took him to Babylon. He in anguish, begged his God to the Lord, and humid Himself very much before the God of his parents; and he addressed his prayers, and the Lord has placated with Him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem, to his kingdom. " This verse describes the punishment that God sent upon Manasseh for His sins, but also highlights the mercy and forgiveness of God when the king repented and cried to him.
Proverbs 22:6: "Instructs the boy on the way he should walk, and even when he gets old, he will not deviate from him." This verse highlights the importance of children's education and formation in the faith and in the right values from an early age, something that Manasseh has failed to sacrifice his own son and allow idolatry in Judah.
Exodus 34:14: "For thou shalt not lean before another God; for the Lord, whose name is zealous, is the zealous God." This verse highlights the exclusivity of the worship of the true God, and the prohibition of worshiping other gods, something that Manasseh violated by adopting idolatry.
Isaiah 55:7: "Leave the wicked to his way, and the evil man his thoughts, and convert to the Lord, to be sympathized with him; and return to our God, for he is rich in forgiving." This verse highlights the possibility of repentance and conversion, something that King Manasseh has not done in 2 kings 21. The message is clear: even those who are considered wicked or evil can turn to God and be forgiven.
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