1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hephzibah.
2 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped 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 will I put my name.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.
7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, [and] hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which [were] before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I [am] bringing [such] evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down.
14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
15 Because they have done [that which was] evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD.
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 Amon [was] twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son 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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