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2 Kings 21 (WEBP)

[1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
[2] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
[3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
[4] He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
[5] He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
[6] He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
[7] He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever;
[8] I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only 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 didn’t listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than the nations did whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.
[10] Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,
[11] “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;
[12] therefore Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
[13] I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plumb line of Ahab’s house; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
[14] I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies,
[15] because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’ ”
[16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
[17] Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[18] 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 place.
[19] Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
[20] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.
[21] He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them;
[22] and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh.
[23] The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
[24] But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
[25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[26] He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 21 (KJVS)

[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 Hephzi-bah.
[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.

2 Kings 21:16 Heb. from mouth to mouth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 21 (BYZ)

[1] υιος δωδεκα ετων μανασσης εν τω βασιλευειν αυτον και πεντηκοντα και πεντε ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου οψιβα
[2] και εποιησεν το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου κατα τα βδελυγματα των εθνων ων εξηρεν κυριος απο προσωπου των υιων ισραηλ
[3] και επεστρεψεν και ωκοδομησεν τα υψηλα α κατεσπασεν εζεκιας ο πατηρ αυτου και ανεστησεν θυσιαστηριον τη βααλ και εποιησεν αλση καθως εποιησεν αχααβ βασιλευς ισραηλ και προσεκυνησεν παση τη δυναμει του ουρανου και εδουλευσεν αυτοις
[4] και ωκοδομησεν θυσιαστηριον εν οικω κυριου ως ειπεν εν ιερουσαλημ θησω το ονομα μου
[5] και ωκοδομησεν θυσιαστηριον παση τη δυναμει του ουρανου εν ταις δυσιν αυλαις οικου κυριου
[6] και διηγεν τους υιους αυτου εν πυρι και εκληδονιζετο και οιωνιζετο και εποιησεν θελητην και γνωστας επληθυνεν του ποιειν το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου παροργισαι αυτον
[7] και εθηκεν το γλυπτον του αλσους εν τω οικω ω ειπεν κυριος προς δαυιδ και προς σαλωμων τον υιον αυτου εν τω οικω τουτω και εν ιερουσαλημ η εξελεξαμην εκ πασων φυλων ισραηλ και θησω το ονομα μου εκει εις τον αιωνα
[8] και ου προσθησω του σαλευσαι τον ποδα ισραηλ απο της γης ης εδωκα τοις πατρασιν αυτων οιτινες φυλαξουσιν παντα οσα ενετειλαμην κατα πασαν την εντολην ην ενετειλατο αυτοις ο δουλος μου μωυσης
[9] και ουκ ηκουσαν και επλανησεν αυτους μανασσης του ποιησαι το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου υπερ τα εθνη α ηφανισεν κυριος εκ προσωπου υιων ισραηλ
[10] και ελαλησεν κυριος εν χειρι δουλων αυτου των προφητων λεγων
[11] ανθ ων οσα εποιησεν μανασσης ο βασιλευς ιουδα τα βδελυγματα ταυτα τα πονηρα απο παντων ων εποιησεν ο αμορραιος ο εμπροσθεν και εξημαρτεν και γε ιουδα εν τοις ειδωλοις αυτων
[12] ουχ ουτως ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ιδου εγω φερω κακα επι ιερουσαλημ και επι ιουδα ωστε παντος ακουοντος ηχησει αμφοτερα τα ωτα αυτου
[13] και εκτενω επι ιερουσαλημ το μετρον σαμαρειας και το σταθμιον οικου αχααβ και απαλειψω την ιερουσαλημ καθως απαλειφεται ο αλαβαστρος απαλειφομενος και καταστρεφεται επι προσωπον αυτου
[14] και απωσομαι το υπολειμμα της κληρονομιας μου και παραδωσω αυτους εις χειρας εχθρων αυτων και εσονται εις διαρπαγην και εις προνομην πασιν τοις εχθροις αυτων
[15] ανθ ων οσα εποιησαν το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις μου και ησαν παροργιζοντες με απο της ημερας ης εξηγαγον τους πατερας αυτων εξ αιγυπτου και εως της ημερας ταυτης
[16] και γε αιμα αθωον εξεχεεν μανασσης πολυ σφοδρα εως ου επλησεν την ιερουσαλημ στομα εις στομα πλην των αμαρτιων αυτου ων εξημαρτεν τον ιουδαν του ποιησαι το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου
[17] και τα λοιπα των λογων μανασση και παντα οσα εποιησεν και η αμαρτια αυτου ην ημαρτεν ουχι ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα
[18] και εκοιμηθη μανασσης μετα των πατερων αυτου και εταφη εν τω κηπω του οικου αυτου εν κηπω οζα και εβασιλευσεν αμων υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[19] υιος εικοσι και δυο ετων αμων εν τω βασιλευειν αυτον και δυο ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου μεσολλαμ θυγατηρ αρους εξ ιετεβα
[20] και εποιησεν το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου καθως εποιησεν μανασσης ο πατηρ αυτου
[21] και επορευθη εν παση οδω η επορευθη ο πατηρ αυτου και ελατρευσεν τοις ειδωλοις οις ελατρευσεν ο πατηρ αυτου και προσεκυνησεν αυτοις
[22] και εγκατελιπεν τον κυριον θεον των πατερων αυτου και ουκ επορευθη εν οδω κυριου
[23] και συνεστραφησαν οι παιδες αμων προς αυτον και εθανατωσαν τον βασιλεα εν τω οικω αυτου
[24] και επαταξεν πας ο λαος της γης παντας τους συστραφεντας επι τον βασιλεα αμων και εβασιλευσεν ο λαος της γης τον ιωσιαν υιον αυτου αντ αυτου
[25] και τα λοιπα των λογων αμων οσα εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα
[26] και εθαψαν αυτον εν τω ταφω αυτου εν τω κηπω οζα και εβασιλευσεν ιωσιας υιος αυτου αντ αυτου