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 Hephzibah.

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.

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¹ Manasseh ^H4519 was twelve ^{H8147 H6240} years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and reigned ^H4427 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 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 before ^H6440 the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478

³ For he built up ^H1129 again ^H7725 the high places ^H1116 which Hezekiah ^H2396 his father ^H1 had destroyed; ^H6 and he reared up ^H6965 altars ^H4196 for Baal, ^H1168 and made ^H6213 a grove, ^H842 as did ^H6213 Ahab ^H256 king ^H4428 of Israel; ^H3478 and worshipped ^H7812 all the host ^H6635 of heaven, ^H8064 and served ^H5647 them.

⁴ And he built ^H1129 altars ^H4196 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 of which the LORD ^H3068 said, ^H559 In Jerusalem ^H3389 will I put ^H7760 my name. ^H8034

⁵ And he built ^H1129 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 through the fire, ^H784 and observed times, ^H6049 and used enchantments, ^H5172 and dealt ^H6213 with familiar spirits ^H178 and wizards: ^H3049 he wrought ^H6213 much ^H7235 wickedness ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 to provoke him to anger. ^H3707

⁷ And he set ^H7760 a graven image ^H6459 of the grove ^H842 that he had made ^H6213 in the house, ^H1004 of which the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to David, ^H1732 and to Solomon ^H8010 his son, ^H1121 In this house, ^H1004 and in Jerusalem, ^H3389 which I have chosen ^H977 out of all tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 will I put ^H7760 my name ^H8034 for ever: ^H5769

⁸ Neither will I make the feet ^H7272 of Israel ^H3478 move ^H5110 any more ^H3254 out of the land ^H127 which I gave ^H5414 their fathers; ^H1 only if they will observe ^H8104 to do ^H6213 according to all that I have commanded ^H6680 them, and according to all the law ^H8451 that my servant ^H5650 Moses ^H4872 commanded ^H6680 them.

⁹ But they hearkened ^H8085 not: and Manasseh ^H4519 seduced ^H8582 them to do ^H6213 more evil ^H7451 than did the nations ^H1471 whom the LORD ^H3068 destroyed ^H8045 before ^H6440 the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478

¹⁰ And the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H1696 by ^H3027 his servants ^H5650 the prophets, ^H5030 saying, ^H559

¹¹ Because Manasseh ^H4519 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 hath done ^H6213 these abominations, ^H8441 and hath done wickedly ^H7489 above all that the Amorites ^H567 did, ^H6213 which were before ^H6440 him, and hath made Judah ^H3063 also to sin ^H2398 with his idols: ^H1544

¹² Therefore thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 Behold, I am bringing ^H935 such evil ^H7451 upon Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah, ^H3063 that whosoever heareth ^H8085 of it, both ^H8147 his ears ^H241 shall tingle. ^H6750

¹³ And I will stretch ^H5186 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 Jerusalem ^H3389 as a man wipeth ^H4229 a dish, ^H6747 wiping ^H4229 it, and turning ^H2015 it upside down. ^H6440

¹⁴ And I will forsake ^H5203 the remnant ^H7611 of mine inheritance, ^H5159 and deliver ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of their enemies; ^H341 and they shall become a prey ^H957 and a spoil ^H4933 to all their enemies; ^H341

¹⁵ Because they have done ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in my sight, ^H5869 and have provoked ^H4480 me to anger, ^H3707 since the day ^H3117 their fathers ^H1 came forth ^H3318 out of Egypt, ^H4714 even unto this day. ^H3117

¹⁶ Moreover Manasseh ^H4519 shed ^H8210 innocent ^H5355 blood ^H1818 very ^H3966 much, ^H7235 till he had filled ^H4390 Jerusalem ^H3389 from one end ^H6310 to another; ^H6310 beside his sin ^H2403 wherewith he made Judah ^H3063 to sin, ^H2398 in doing ^H6213 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 and his sin ^H2403 that he sinned, ^H2398 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063

¹⁸ And Manasseh ^H4519 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in the garden ^H1588 of his own house, ^H1004 in the garden ^H1588 of Uzza: ^H5798 and Amon ^H526 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

¹⁹ Amon ^H526 was twenty ^H6242 and two ^H8147 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 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 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 as his father ^H1 Manasseh ^H4519 did. ^H6213

²¹ And he walked ^H3212 in all the way ^H1870 that his father ^H1 walked in, ^H1980 and served ^H5647 the idols ^H1544 that his father ^H1 served, ^H5647 and worshipped ^H7812 them:

²² And he forsook ^H5800 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of his fathers, ^H1 and walked ^H1980 not in the way ^H1870 of the LORD. ^H3068

²³ And the servants ^H5650 of Amon ^H526 conspired ^H7194 against him, and slew ^H4191 the king ^H4428 in his own house. ^H1004

²⁴ And the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 slew ^H5221 all them that had conspired ^H7194 against king ^H4428 Amon; ^H526 and the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 made Josiah ^H2977 his son ^H1121 king ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁵ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Amon ^H526 which he did, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063

²⁶ And he was buried ^H6912 in his sepulchre ^H6900 in the garden ^H1588 of Uzza: ^H5798 and Josiah ^H2977 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

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¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah.

² And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.

³ For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, 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 Jehovah, whereof Jehovah 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 Jehovah.

⁶ And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

⁷ And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Jehovah 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, will I put my name for ever;

⁸ neither will I 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 hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.

¹⁰ And Jehovah 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, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;

¹² therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring 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 cast off 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 is 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; besides his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

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 Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.

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 Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.

²³ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

²⁴ 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.

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.

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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.

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¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzibah.

² And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.

³ And he built again the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars to Baal and made an Asherah, 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 Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

⁵ And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah.

⁶ And he caused his son to pass through the fire, and used magic and divination, and appointed necromancers and soothsayers: he wrought evil beyond measure in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

⁷ And he set the graven image of the Asherah that he had made, in the house of which Jehovah 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, will I put my name for ever;

⁸ neither will I any more cause the foot of Israel to wander away from the land that I gave their fathers; if they will only take heed 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 would not hearken, and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations that Jehovah had destroyed from before the children of Israel.

¹⁰ And Jehovah spoke 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, who were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;

¹² therefore thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring 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 one wipeth a pan, 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 evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt even to this day.

¹⁶ And Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem [with it] from one end to another; beside his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing evil in the sight of Jehovah.

¹⁷ And the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin which 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-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

²⁰ And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had done;

²¹ and he walked in all the way that his father had walked in, and served the idols that his father had served, and worshipped them;

²² and he forsook Jehovah the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.

²³ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

²⁴ But the people of the land smote all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

²⁵ And the rest of the acts of Amon, what 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.

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¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah.

² He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, 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 reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the host of the sky, and served them.

⁴ He built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

⁵ He built altars for all the host of the sky in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.

⁶ He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, 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, will I put my name forever;

⁸ neither will I 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 did the nations 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 made Judah also to sin with his idols;

¹² therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.

¹³ 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 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 hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil 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 forth 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; besides his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

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: and his mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

²⁰ He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father.

²¹ He walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them:

²² and he forsook 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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¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king; for fifty-five years he was ruling in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.

² He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of those nations whom the Lord had sent out before the children of Israel.

³ He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.

⁴ And he put up altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

⁵ And he put up altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer squares of the house of the Lord.

⁶ And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.

⁷ He put the image of Asherah which he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever.

⁸ And never again will I send the feet of Israel wandering from the land which I gave to their fathers; if only they will take care to do all my orders, and keep all the law which my servant Moses gave them.

⁹ But they did not give ear; and Manasseh made them do more evil than those nations did, whom the Lord gave up to destruction before the children of Israel.

¹⁰ And the Lord said, by his servants the prophets,

¹¹ Because Manasseh, king of Judah, has done these disgusting things, doing more evil than all the Amorites before him, and making Judah do evil with his false gods,

¹² For this cause, says the Lord, the God of Israel, I will send such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of all to whom the news comes will be burning.

¹³ And over Jerusalem will be stretched the line of Samaria and the weight of Ahab; Jerusalem will be washed clean as a plate is washed, and turned over on its face.

¹⁴ And I will put away from me the rest of my heritage, and give them up into the hands of their haters, who will take their property and their goods for themselves;

¹⁵ Because they have done evil in my eyes, moving me to wrath, from the day when their fathers came out of Egypt till this day.

¹⁶ More than this, Manasseh took the lives of upright men, till Jerusalem from one end to the other was full of blood; in addition to his sin in making Judah do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

¹⁷ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all he did, and his sins, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah?

¹⁸ So Manasseh went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son became king in his place.

¹⁹ Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for two years; his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

²⁰ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done.

²¹ He went in all the ways of his father, being a servant and worshipper of the false gods to which his father had been a servant;

²² Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.

²³ And the servants of Amon made a secret design against him, and put the king to death in his house.

²⁴ But the people of the land put to death all those who had taken part in the design against the king, and made Josiah his son king in his place.

²⁵ Now the rest of the acts which Amon did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah?

²⁶ He was put in his last resting-place in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in his place.