1 Manassehwas 12 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 55 years from Jerusalem. 2 Jr 15.4.Manasseh disobeyed the Lordby following the disgusting customs of the nations that the Lordhad forced out of Israel. 3 He rebuilt the local shrines33.3 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.that his father Hezekiahhad torn down. He built altars for the god Baal and set up sacred poles33.3 sacred poles: See the note at 14.3.for worshiping the goddess Asherah. And he continued to worship the stars.
4 In the temple, where only the Lordwas supposed to be worshiped, Manasseh built altars for the worship of pagan gods 5 and the stars. He placed these altars in both courtyards of the temple 6,7 1 K 9.3-5;2 Ch 7.12-18.and even set up a stone image of a foreign god. Manasseh practiced magic and witchcraft; he asked fortunetellers for advice and sacrificed his own sons in HinnomValley. He did many other sinful things and made the Lordvery angry.
Years ago, God had told Davidand Solomon:
Jerusalemis the place I prefer above all others in Israel. It belongs to me, and there in the temple I will be worshiped forever. 8 If my people will faithfully obey all the laws and teaching I gave to my servant Moses, I will never again force them to leave the land I gave to their ancestors.
9 But the people of Judah and Jerusalemlistened to Manassehand did even more sinful things than the nations the Lordhad wiped out.
10 The Lordtried to warn Manassehand the people about their sins, but they ignored the warning. 11 So he let Assyrianarmy commanders invade Judah and capture Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and tied him up in chains, and they took him to Babylon. 12 While Manasseh was held captive there, he asked the LordGod to forgive him and to help him. 13 The Lordlistened to Manasseh’s prayer and saw how sorry he was, and so he let him go back to Jerusalemand rule as king. Manassehknew from then on that the Lordwas God.
14 Later, Manasseh rebuilt the eastern section of Jerusalem’s outer wall and made it taller. This section went from GihonValley north to Fish Gateand around the part of the city called Mount Ophel. He also assigned army officers to each of the fortified cities in Judah.33.14 fortified cities in Judah: At this time, Judah was under the control of Assyria. The fortifications mentioned in this verse may have been done under orders from Assyrian officials, hoping to strengthen their southern border against the rising power of Egypt.
15 Manasseh also removed the idols and the stone image of the foreign god from the temple, and he gathered the altars he had built near the temple and in other parts of Jerusalem. He threw all these things outside the city. 16 Then he repaired the Lord's altar and offered sacrifices to thank him and sacrifices to ask his blessing.33.16 sacrifices to ask his blessing: See the note at 29.33.He gave orders that everyone in Judah must worship the LordGod of Israel. 17 The people obeyed Manasseh, but they worshiped the Lordat their own shrines.
18 Everything else Manassehdid while he was king, including his prayer to the LordGod and the warnings from his prophets, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 19 Hozai33.19 Hozai: Or "The prophets."wrote a lot about Manasseh, including his prayer and God’s answer. But Hozai also recorded the evil things Manasseh did before turning back to God, as well as a list of places where Manasseh set up idols, and where he built local shrines and places to worship Asherah. 20 Manassehdied and was buried near the palace, and his son Amonbecame king.
21 Amonwas 22 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalemfor 2 years. 22 Amondisobeyed the Lord, just as his father Manassehhad done, and he worshiped and offered sacrifices to the idols his father had made. 23 Manassehhad turned back to the Lord, but Amonrefused to do that. Instead, he sinned even more than his father.
24 Some of Amon’s officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace. 25 But the people of Judah killed the murderers of Amonand made his son Josiahking.
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Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁהmənasehΜανασσηςManassēs
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
The Valley of Hinnom is the valley along the southern slope of Jerusalem where Topheth lay, a place where sons and daughters were sacrificed in the fire to Molech until it was desecrated (2 Kings 23:10).
31,77° N, 35,23° L
Citado em 12 versículosTb.: Valley of Ben Hinnom, Valley of the Son of Hinnom
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Gihon is the spring where Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon king, after he was taken there by order of King David (1 Kings 1:45).
The Fish Gate was a gate of the wall of Jerusalem rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah, who laid its beams and put its doors, bolts and bars in place (Nehemiah 3:3).
Ophel is the hill where the temple servants lived, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them. Jotham and Manasseh worked on the wall of Ophel (Nehemiah 11:21).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).