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2 Kings 21:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Manassehs 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.

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2 Chron. 33:1• ¹Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: (2 Chron. 33:1)

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Hephzi-bah,

Jerusalem,

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Twelve,

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1-2: Manasseh's reign.

3-9: His great idolatry.

10-16: His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.

17-18: Amon succeeds him.

19-22: Amon's wicked reign.

23-26: He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, Josiah is made king.

A.M. 3306-3361.

B.C. 698-643.

was twelve.

2 Kings 20:21• ²¹And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 20:21)

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1 Chron. 3:13• ¹³Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, (1 Chron. 3:13)

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2 Chron. 32:33• ³³And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. (2 Chron. 32:33)

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2 Chron. 33:1‑9• ¹Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
²But 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.
³For 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.
⁴Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
⁵And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
⁶And 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.
⁷And 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:
⁸Neither 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.
⁹So 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. (2 Chron. 33:1‑9)

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Matt. 1:10• ¹⁰And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; (Matt. 1:10)

Manasses.

Hephzi-bah.

Prov. 5:19• ¹⁹Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. (Prov. 5:19)

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Isa. 62:4• ⁴Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. (Isa. 62:4)

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Isa. 62• (Isa. 62)

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• Often a period of revival is followed by a faster pace down the pathway of decline; and remarkably, it is not said that God especially emphasizes this state of things by His judgments. The reign of Manasseh, characterized by a real overflow of idolatry, is the longest reign registered in the history of the kings of Judah and of Israel. One cannot judge men’s condition by the greater or lesser severity of God’s ways toward them. This was precisely the error of Job’s friends. (“Manasseh: 2 Kings 21:1-18” by H.L. Rossier)

• Hephzibah — My delight is in her — the very name restored Jerusalem shall be called by the Lord (Isa. 62:4). For the time being Hephzibah had, alas! brought forth a monstrous being, object of the Lord’s displeasure. Is it for this reason that neither the father nor the birthplace of Manasseh’s mother are mentioned? (“Manasseh: 2 Kings 21:1-18” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hephzibahd.

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Meaning, "My delight is in her."