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2 Chronicles 33

Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah in Judah

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 aManassehh4519 was twelveh8147h6240 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a fifty-fiveh2572 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389.

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 aHe didh6213a evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 according to the abominationsh8441 of the nationsh1471 whomh834 the LORDh3068 dispossessedh3423 beforeh4480h6440 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

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For  ahe rebuilth7725h1129 the highh1116 placesh1116 whichh834 Hezekiahh2396 his fatherh1 had brokenh5422 downh5422;  bhe also erectedh6965 altarsh4196 for the Baalsh1168a and madeh6213a  1Asherimh842, and worshipedh7812 allh3605 the hosth6635 of heavenh8064 and servedh5647 them.

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 aHe builth1129 altarsh4196 in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 of whichh834 the LORDh3068 had saidh559, "My nameh8034 shall be  bin Jerusalemh3389 foreverh5769."

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For he builth1129 altarsh4196 for allh3605 the hosth6635 of heavenh8064 in  athe twoh8147 courtsh2691a of the househ1004 of the LORDh3068.

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 aHe made his sonsh1121 passh5674a through the fireh784 in the valleyh1516 of Ben-hinnomh1121h2011; and he practicedh6049a witchcrafth6049a, usedh5172 divinationh5172, practicedh3784 sorceryh3784 and  bdealth6213a with mediumsh178 and spiritistsh3049. He didh6213a muchh7235a evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, provokingh3707 Him to anger.

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Then he puth7760  athe carvedh6459 imageh6459 of the idolh5566 whichh834 he had madeh6213a in the househ1004 of Godh430, of whichh834 Godh430 had saidh559 to Davidh1732 and to Solomonh8010 his sonh1121, " bIn thish2088 househ1004 and in Jerusalemh3389, whichh834 I have chosenh977 from allh3605 the tribesh7626 of Israelh3478, I will puth7760 My nameh8034 foreverh5769;

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and I will not againh3254 removeh5493 the footh7272 of Israelh3478 from the landh127  awhichh834 I have appointedh5975 for your fathersh1, ifh518 onlyh7534 they will observeh8104 to doh6213a allh3605 that I have commandedh6680 them according to allh3605 the lawh8451, the statutesh2706 and the ordinancesh4941 given throughh3027 Mosesh4872."

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Thus Manassehh4519 misledh8582 Judahh3063 and the inhabitantsh3427 of Jerusalemh3389 to doh6213a moreh4480 evilh7451b thanh4480 the nationsh1471 whomh834 the LORDh3068 destroyedh8045 beforeh4480h6440 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

Manasseh's Idolatry Rebuked

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The LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Manassehh4519 and his peopleh5971a, but  athey paidh7181 noh3808 attentionh7181.

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 aTherefore the LORDh3068 broughth935 the commandersh8269 of the armyh6635 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b againsth5921 them, and they capturedh3920 Manassehh4519 with  1hooksh2336,  bboundh631 him with bronzeh5178 chains and tookh1980 him to Babylonh894.

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When  ahe was in distressh6887a, he entreatedh2470b the LORDh3068 his Godh430 and  bhumbledh3665 himself greatlyh3966 beforeh4480h6440 the Godh430 of his fathersh1.

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When he prayedh6419 to Him,  aHe was movedh6279 by his entreatyh6279 and heardh8085 his supplicationh8467, and broughth7725 him againh7725 to Jerusalemh3389 to his kingdomh4438. Then Manassehh4519  bknewh3045 that the LORDh3068 was Godh430.

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Now afterh310 thish3651 he builth1129 the outerh2435 wallh2346 of the cityh5892b of Davidh1732 on the westh4628 sideh4628 of  aGihonh1521, in the valleyh5158a, even to the entranceh935 of the  bFishh1709 Gateh8179; and he encircledh5437 the  cOphelh6077 with it and madeh1361b it veryh3966 highh1361b. Then he puth7760 armyh2428 commandersh8269 in allh3605 the fortifiedh1219 citiesh5892b of Judahh3063.

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He also  aremovedh5493 the foreignh5236 godsh430 and the idolh5566 from the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, as well as allh3605 the altarsh4196 whichh834 he had builth1129 on the mountainh2022 of the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 and in Jerusalemh3389, and he threwh7993 them outsideh2351 the cityh5892b.

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He seth3559 up the altarh4196 of the LORDh3068 and sacrificedh2076  apeaceh8002 offeringsh8002 and thankh8426 offeringsh8426 on it; and he orderedh559 Judahh3063 to serveh5647 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478.

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Neverthelessh61  athe peopleh5971a stillh5750 sacrificedh2076 in the highh1116 placesh1116, although onlyh7534 to the LORDh3068 their Godh430.

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Manassehh4519 even  ahis prayerh8605 to his Godh430, and the wordsh1697 of  bthe seersh2374 who spokeh1696 to him in the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478, beholdh2009, they are amongh5921 the recordsh1697 of the kingsh4428 of  cIsraelh3478.

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His prayerh8605 also and  ahow God was entreatedh6279 by him, and allh3605 his sinh2403b, his unfaithfulnessh4604, and  bthe sitesh4725 on whichh834 he builth1129 highh1116 placesh1116 and erectedh5975 the Asherimh842 and the carvedh6456 imagesh6456, beforeh6440 he humbledh3665 himself, beholdh2009, they are writtenh3789 in the recordsh1697 of the  1Hozaih2335.

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So Manassehh4519 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and they buriedh6912 him in his own househ1004. And Amonh526 his sonh1121 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.

Amon Becomes King in Judah

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 aAmonh526 was twenty-twoh6242h8147 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a twoh8147 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389.

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He didh6213a evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 as Manassehh4519 his fatherh1  ahad doneh6213a, and Amonh526 sacrificedh2076 to allh3605  bthe carvedh6456 imagesh6456 whichh834 his fatherh1 Manassehh4519 had madeh6213a, and he servedh5647 them.

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Moreover, he did not humbleh3665 himself beforeh4480h6440 the LORDh3068  aas his fatherh1 Manassehh4519 had  1doneh3665, but Amonh526 multipliedh7235a guilth819.

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Finally  ahis servantsh5650 conspiredh7194 againsth5921 him and puth4191 him to deathh4191 in his own househ1004.

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But the peopleh5971a of the landh776  1killedh5221 allh3605 the conspiratorsh7194 againsth5921 Kingh4428 Amonh526, and the peopleh5971a of the landh776 madeh4427a Josiahh2977 his sonh1121 kingh4427a in his placeh8478.



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