Manasseh was twelve
years
old
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
fifty
and five
years
in Jerusalem
:
But did that which was evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, like unto the abominations
of the heathen
, whom the LORD
had cast out
before
the children
of Israel
.
For he built again
the high places
which Hezekiah
his father
had broken down
, and he reared up
altars
for Baalim
, and made
groves
, and worshipped
all the host
of heaven
, and served
them.
Also he built altars
in the house
of the LORD
, whereof the LORD
had said
, In Jerusalem
shall my name
be for ever
.
And he built altars
for all the host
of heaven
in the two
courts
of the house
of the LORD
.
And he caused his children
to pass through
the fire
in the valley
of the son
of Hinnom
: also he observed times
, and used enchantments
, and used witchcraft
, and dealt
with a familiar spirit
, and with wizards
: he wrought
much
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, to provoke him to anger
.
And he set a carved image
, the idol
which he had made
, in the house
of God
, of which God
had said
to David
and to Solomon
his son
, In this house
, and in Jerusalem
, which I have chosen
before all the tribes
of Israel
, will I put
my name
for ever
:
Neither will I any more remove
the foot
of Israel
from out
of the land
which I have appointed
for your fathers
; so that
they will take heed
to do
all that I have commanded
them, according to the whole law
and the statutes
and the ordinances
by the hand
of Moses
.
So Manasseh made
Judah
and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
to err
, and to do
worse
than the heathen
, whom the LORD
had destroyed
before
the children
of Israel
.
And the LORD spake
to Manasseh
, and to his people
: but they would not hearken
.
Wherefore the LORD brought
upon them the captains of
the host of
the king
of Assyria
, which took
Manasseh
among the thorns
, and bound him
with fetters
, and carried
him to Babylon
.
And when he was in affliction, he besought
the LORD
his God
, and humbled
himself greatly
before
the God
of his fathers
,
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated
of him, and heard
his supplication
, and brought him again
to Jerusalem
into his kingdom
. Then Manasseh
knew
that the LORD
he was God
.
Now after this he built
a wall
without
the city
of David
, on the west side
of Gihon
, in the valley
, even to the entering in
at the fish
gate
, and compassed
about Ophel
, and raised it up
a very great height
, and put
captains
of war
in all the fenced
cities
of Judah
.
And he took away the strange
gods
, and the idol
out of 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 cast
them out
of the city
.
And he repaired the altar
of the LORD
, and sacrificed
thereon peace
offerings
and thank offerings
, and commanded
Judah
to serve
the LORD
God
of Israel
.
Nevertheless the people
did sacrifice
still in the high places
, yet unto the LORD
their God
only.
Now the rest of the acts
of Manasseh
, and his prayer
unto his God
, and the words
of the seers
that spake
to him in the name
of the LORD
God
of Israel
, behold, they are written in the book
of the kings
of Israel
.
His prayer also, and how God was intreated
of him, and all his sin
, and his trespass
, and the places
wherein he built
high places
, and set up
groves
and graven images
, before
he was humbled
: behold, they are written
among the sayings
of the seers
.
So Manasseh slept
with his fathers
, and they buried
him in his own house
: and Amon
his son
reigned
in his stead.
Amon was two
and twenty
years
old
when he began to reign
, and reigned
two
years
in Jerusalem
.
But he did that which was evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, as did
Manasseh
his father
: for Amon
sacrificed
unto all the carved images
which Manasseh
his father
had made
, and served
them;
And humbled not himself before
the LORD
, as Manasseh
his father
had humbled
himself; but Amon
trespassed
more and more
.
And his servants conspired
against him, and slew
him in his own house
.
But 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.