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1 Manasseh was a son of twelve years in his reigning, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
2 And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to the abominations of the nations whom YHWH had cast out before the sons of Israel. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
3 And he turned and built the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he raised up altars for the Baals, and he made Asherah poles, and he worshiped all the host of the heavens and served them. For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
4 And He built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH had said, “In Jerusalem shall be My name forever.” And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.” He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
5 And he built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of YHWH. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. In both courts of the temple of the LORD, he built altars to all the starry hosts.
6 And he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom. And he practiced sorcery, and used divination, and practiced witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spirists. He multiplied to do evil in the eyes of YHWH, to provoke Him to anger. And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger.
7 And he set up a carved image of the idol that he 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 out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God 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, He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.
8 and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land that I have appointed for your⁺ fathers, only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them according to all the law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.” and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land that I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses.” I will not again make the feet of the Israelites leave the land I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses.”
9 And Manasseh seduced Judah and those dwelling in Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom YHWH had destroyed before the sons of Israel. Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel. But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
10 And YHWH spoke to Manasseh and to his people, and they did not listen. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
11 And YHWH brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, and they captured Manasseh with the hooks, and they bound him with the bronze, and took him to Babylon. Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. So the LORD brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
12 And when he was in affliction, he implored before the face of YHWH his God, and he humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
13 and he prayed to Him. And He received entreaty of him, and He heard his supplication and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that YHWH, He is God. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
14 And after this he built an oiter wall for the City of David on the west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate, and it enclosed Ophel and exceedingly heightened it, and he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
15 And he turned aside the gods of the stranger and the idol from the house of YHWH, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of YHWH and in Jerusalem, and he cast them outside of the city. And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city. He got rid of the foreign gods and removed the image from the temple of the LORD, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city.
16 And he established the altar of YHWH, and sacrificed on it sacrifices of peace offerings and thank offerings, and he told Judah to serve YHWH, God of Israel. He also restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel. Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
17 But still the people sacrificed on the high places—only to YHWH their God. Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God. The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the LORD their God.
18 And the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers speaking to him in the name of YHWH, God of Israel, behold, are in the Words of the Kings of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.
19 And his prayer and entreaty to Him, and all his sin and trespass, and the places where he built in them high places and set up the Asherah poles and the carved images before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the Words of Hozai. And his prayer, and how God was moved by his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers. His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.
20 And Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. And Amon his son reigned in his place. So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place. Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
21 Amon was a son of twenty-two years in his reigning, and two years he reigned in Jerusalem. Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
22 And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, as Manasseh his father had done. And Amon sacrificed to all the carved images that Manasseh his father had made, and he served them. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that Manasseh his father had made, and served them. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made.
23 And he did not humble himself before YHWH as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, for Amon himself had multiplied guilt. And he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more. But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the LORD; Amon increased his guilt.
24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.
25 And the people of the land struck all those conspiring against King Amon, and the people of the land made king Josiah his son in his place. But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
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