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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.
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2 Kings 21 (KJVS)
[1] Manasseh H4519 [was] twelve H8147 H6240 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 (8800), and reigned H4427 (8804) fifty H2572 and five H2568 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389. And his mother’s H517 name H8034 [was] Hephzibah H2657.
[2] And he did H6213 (8799) [that which was] evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068, after the abominations H8441 of the heathen H1471, whom the LORD H3068 cast out H3423 (8689) before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478.
[3] For he built up H1129 (8799) again H7725 (8799) the high places H1116 which Hezekiah H2396 his father H1 had destroyed H6 (8765); and he reared up H6965 (8686) altars H4196 for Baal H1168, and made H6213 (8799) a grove H842, as did H6213 (8804) Ahab H256 king H4428 of Israel H3478; and worshipped H7812 (8691) all the host H6635 of heaven H8064, and served H5647 (8799) them.
[4] And he built H1129 (8804) altars H4196 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, of which the LORD H3068 said H559 (8804), In Jerusalem H3389 will I put H7760 (8799) my name H8034.
[5] And he built H1129 (8799) altars H4196 for all the host H6635 of heaven H8064 in the two H8147 courts H2691 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.
[6] And he made his son H1121 pass H5674 (8689) through the fire H784, and observed times H6049 (8782), and used enchantments H5172 (8765), and dealt H6213 (8804) with familiar spirits H178 and wizards H3049: he wrought H6213 (8800) much H7235 (8689) wickedness H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068, to provoke [him] to anger H3707 (8687).
[7] And he set H7760 (8799) a graven image H6459 of the grove H842 that he had made H6213 (8804) in the house H1004, of which the LORD H3068 said H559 (8804) to David H1732, and to Solomon H8010 his son H1121, In this house H1004, and in Jerusalem H3389, which I have chosen H977 (8804) out of all tribes H7626 of Israel H3478, will I put H7760 (8799) my name H8034 for ever H5769:
[8] Neither will I make the feet H7272 of Israel H3478 move H5110 (8687) any more H3254 (8686) out of the land H127 which I gave H5414 (8804) their fathers H1; only if they will observe H8104 (8799) to do H6213 (8800) according to all that I have commanded H6680 (8765) them, and according to all the law H8451 that my servant H5650 Moses H4872 commanded H6680 (8765) them.
[9] But they hearkened H8085 (8804) not: and Manasseh H4519 seduced H8582 (8686) them to do H6213 (8800) more evil H7451 than did the nations H1471 whom the LORD H3068 destroyed H8045 (8689) before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478.
[10] And the LORD H3068 spake H1696 (8762) by H3027 his servants H5650 the prophets H5030, saying H559 (8800),
[11] Because Manasseh H4519 king H4428 of Judah H3063 hath done H6213 (8804) these abominations H8441, [and] hath done wickedly H7489 (8689) above all that the Amorites H567 did H6213 (8804), which [were] before H6440 him, and hath made Judah H3063 also to sin H2398 (8686) with his idols H1544:
[12] Therefore thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478, Behold, I [am] bringing H935 (8688) [such] evil H7451 upon Jerusalem H3389 and Judah H3063, that whosoever heareth H8085 (8802) of it, both H8147 his ears H241 shall tingle H6750 (8799).
[13] And I will stretch H5186 (8804) over Jerusalem H3389 the line H6957 of Samaria H8111, and the plummet H4949 of the house H1004 of Ahab H256: and I will wipe H4229 (8804) Jerusalem H3389 as [a man] wipeth H4229 (8799) a dish H6747, wiping H4229 (8804) [it], and turning H2015 (8804) [it] upside down H6440.
[14] And I will forsake H5203 (8804) the remnant H7611 of mine inheritance H5159, and deliver H5414 (8804) them into the hand H3027 of their enemies H341 (8802); and they shall become a prey H957 and a spoil H4933 to all their enemies H341 (8802);
[15] Because they have done H6213 (8804) [that which was] evil H7451 in my sight H5869, and have provoked H4480 me to anger H3707 (8688), since the day H3117 their fathers H1 came forth H3318 (8804) out of Egypt H4714, even unto this day H3117.
[16] Moreover Manasseh H4519 shed H8210 (8804) innocent H5355 blood H1818 very H3966 much H7235 (8687), till he had filled H4390 (8765) Jerusalem H3389 from one end H6310 to another H6310; beside his sin H2403 wherewith he made Judah H3063 to sin H2398 (8689), in doing H6213 (8800) [that which was] evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068.
[17] Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Manasseh H4519, and all that he did H6213 (8804), and his sin H2403 that he sinned H2398 (8804), [are] they not written H3789 (8803) in the book H5612 of the chronicles H1697 H3117 of the kings H4428 of Judah H3063?
[18] And Manasseh H4519 slept H7901 (8799) with his fathers H1, and was buried H6912 (8735) in the garden H1588 of his own house H1004, in the garden H1588 of Uzza H5798: and Amon H526 his son H1121 reigned H4427 (8799) in his stead.
[19] Amon H526 [was] twenty H6242 and two H8147 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 (8800), and he reigned H4427 (8804) two H8147 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389. And his mother’s H517 name H8034 [was] Meshullemeth H4922, the daughter H1323 of Haruz H2743 of Jotbah H3192.
[20] And he did H6213 (8799) [that which was] evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068, as his father H1 Manasseh H4519 did H6213 (8804).
[21] And he walked H3212 (8799) in all the way H1870 that his father H1 walked in H1980 (8804), and served H5647 (8799) the idols H1544 that his father H1 served H5647 (8804), and worshipped H7812 (8691) them:
[22] And he forsook H5800 (8799) the LORD H3068 God H430 of his fathers H1, and walked H1980 (8804) not in the way H1870 of the LORD H3068.
[23] And the servants H5650 of Amon H526 conspired H7194 (8799) against him, and slew H4191 (8686) the king H4428 in his own house H1004.
[24] And the people H5971 of the land H776 slew H5221 (8686) all them that had conspired H7194 (8802) against king H4428 Amon H526; and the people H5971 of the land H776 made Josiah H2977 his son H1121 king H4427 (8686) in his stead.
[25] Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Amon H526 which he did H6213 (8804), [are] they not written H3789 (8803) in the book H5612 of the chronicles H1697 H3117 of the kings H4428 of Judah H3063?
[26] And he was buried H6912 (8799) in his sepulchre H6900 in the garden H1588 of Uzza H5798: and Josiah H2977 his son H1121 reigned H4427 (8799) in his stead.
Young’s Literal Translation
2 Kings 21 (YLT)
[1] A son of twelve years is Manasseh in his reigning, and fifty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Hephzi-Bah;
[2] and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,
[3] and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed, and raiseth altars for Baal, and maketh a shrine, as did Ahab king of Israel, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.
[4] And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah said, ‘In Jerusalem I put My name.’
[5] And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah;
[6] and he hath caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah-to provoke to anger.
[7] And he setteth the graven image of the shrine that he made in the house of which Jehovah said unto David and unto Solomon his son, ‘In this house, and in Jerusalem, that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My name-to the age;
[8] and I do not add to cause the foot of Israel to move from the ground that I gave to their fathers, only, if they observe to do according to all that I commanded them, and to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.’
[9] And they have not hearkened, and Manasseh causeth them to err, to do the evil thing above the nations that Jehovah destroyed from the presence of the sons of Israel.
[10] And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,
[11] ‘Because that Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations-he hath done evil above all that the Amorites have done who are before him, and causeth also Judah to sin by his idols;
[12] therefore thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Lo, I am bringing in evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever heareth of it, tingle do his two ears.
[13] And I have stretched out over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and wiped Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish-he hath wiped, and hath turned it on its face.
[14] ‘And I have left the remnant of Mine inheritance, and given them into the hand of their enemies, and they have been for a prey and for a spoil to all their enemies,
[15] because that they have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day.’
[16] And also, innocent blood hath Manasseh shed very much, till that he hath filled Jerusalem-mouth to mouth; apart from his sin that he hath caused Judah to sin, to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.
[17] And the rest of the matters of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[18] And Manasseh lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Amon his son in his stead.
[19] A son of twenty and two years is Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah,
[20] and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,
[21] and walketh in all the way that his father walked in, and serveth the idols that his father served, and boweth himself to them,
[22] and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.
[23] And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house,
[24] and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.
[25] And the rest of the matters of Amon that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[26] and one burieth him in his burying-place in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Josiah his son in his stead.