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Verse 2 Kings 21:7. _HE SET A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE THAT HE HAD
MADE IN_ _THE HOUSE_] Every one may see that _Asherah_ here must
signify an _idol_, and not a _grove_; and for the proof of this see...
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A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE - Rather, “the carved work of the
Asherah.” This Asherah which Manasseh placed in the very temple
itself, from where it was afterward taken by Josiah to be destroyed 2
King...
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4. MANASSEH AND AMON
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. Manasseh's reign of wickedness (2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1)_
2. The word of the LORD against it (2 Kings 21:10)
3. Manasseh's end ...
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REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON. The fact that the reformation begun by
Hezekiah was so thoroughly undone at his death, and that his son was
able to reign undisturbed for fifty-five years, proves that his...
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A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE. a carved _'Asherah_ (2 Kings 21:3).
Removed by Josiah (2 Kings 23:6). See App-42....
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_A graven image of the grave_ R.V. THE GRAVEN IMAGE OF ASHERAH. Though
usually of wood, such images were also made of silver and carved in
stone. The image in question here would be specially grand in...
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IMAGE OF THE GROVE, &C,— _Image of Aschera,_ [_Astarte_] _which he
had made by the house,_ &c. Houbigant.
REFLECTIONS.—Like the seven years famine of Egypt, which made the
former plenty forgotten, th...
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I. THE REPROBATION AND REPENTANCE OF MANASSEH 21:1-18
Considering the length of his reign, very little is known about
Manasseh. After a brief and somewhat general introduction to his reign
(2 Kings 21...
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A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE] better, 'a carved Asherah.' This was
placed in the Temple itself, whence it was removed by Josiah (2 Kings
23:6)....
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THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON
3. The high places, etc.] Manasseh not only restored the country
sanctuaries which had been destroyed by Hezekiah as seats of
corruption (see 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 18:2...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 21
MANASSEH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH
V1 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king. He ruled in
Jerusalem for 55 y...
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A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE. — _The graven image of the Ashçrah_ (2
Kings 21:3).
IN THE HOUSE OF WHICH THE LORD SAID... — See 1 Kings 8:16; 1 Kings
9:3. It is meant that the Asherah was erected within...
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וַ יָּ֕שֶׂם אֶת ־פֶּ֥סֶל הָ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
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MANASSEH
B.C. 686-641
2 KINGS 21:1
"Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with Thee,
That frameth mischief by statute?
They gather themselves in troops against the soul of the righteous,...
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AN EVIL LEADER'S TERRIBLE INFLUENCE
2 Kings 21:1
It seems incredible that the good Hezekiah should have had such a son;
but the young prince was evidently under the power of that reactionary
party wh...
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Here we have the story of reaction. It manifested itself in two
reigns, both utterly evil, Manasseh's, lasting fifty- five years, and
Amon's, lasting two years.
The story of Manasseh's sin was not mer...
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_Of the grove. Hebrew, "a graven thing of Ashera," the grove or
Astarte, (Haydock) ver. 3. This was an engraving in sculpture of a
sacred grove. (Sa) (Chap. xxiii. 6.) (Tirinus) --- My name. I alone
w...
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I bring the whole of a life so flagitious as that of Manasseh within
one point of view, both for the sake of shortness, and for gathering
all the instruction it affords before the Reader at once. But...
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Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see
how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh,
young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
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When Hezekiah died at the age of fifty-four, his son was but twelve
years old. Beguiled himself, Manasseh seduced the people, who were but
too willing to commit greater iniquity than the nations who k...
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Ver. 7 AND HE SET A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE THAT HE HAD MADE IN THE
HOUSE,.... Which was either an image that had been placed in a grove
planted by him, and now removed into the house or temple of t...
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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...
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_He set an image of the grove_, &c. The image of that Baal which was
worshipped in the grove, or of some other of his idols. The word
Asherah, here rendered grove, is nearly the same with Ashtaroth, o...
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[MANASSEH WICKED.]
1 Manasseh his reigne.
3 His great idolatrie.
10 His wickednesse causeth prophecies against Iudah.
17 Amon succeedeth him.
19 Amons wicked reigne.
23 Hee being slaine by his s...
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And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made, an Asherah
idol, IN THE HOUSE, in the very Sanctuary, OF WHICH THE LORD SAID TO
DAVID, AND TO SOLOMON HIS SON, IN THIS HOUSE, AND IN JERUSALEM,...
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Manasseh's Reign...
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MANASSEH'S WICKED REIGN
(vv.1-18)
Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to reign, therefore he was
born three years after Hezekiah's sickness and recovery. But in
contrast to his father, he was th...
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1-9 Young persons generally desire to become their own masters, and
to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most
part, ruins their future comfort, and causes mischief to other...
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HE SET A GRAVEN IMAGE OF THE GROVE; either, first, The image of that
Baal which was worshipped in the grove. Or, secondly, A representation
of the grove, as may seem by comparing 2 KINGS 23:6. Or, thi...
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2 Kings 21:7 set H7760 (H8799) image H6459 Asherah H842 made H6213
(H8804) house H1004 LORD H3068 said...
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SUMMARY OF HIS EVIL LIFE (2 KINGS 21:3).
The full evil of the life of Manasseh is brought out by a detailed
description of all the abominations that he committed (2 Kings 21:3),
followed by two summar...
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CONTENTS: Evil reigns of Manasseh and Amon in Judah.
CHARACTERS: God, Manasseh, Amon.
CONCLUSION: Those have much to answer for who not only are wicked
themselves but help to make others so. 2 Kings...
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2 Kings 21:1. _Manasseh was twelve years old._ He was the sixteenth
king of Judah, ruined in his education, it would seem, by some
apostate priests. These tutors ruined the church also, and ruined
the...
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_Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign._
MANASSEH
The narratives of the Old Testament are not to be read as mere matters
of history, but as records of the providential dispensations of...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 21:1 Manasseh and Amon. Even through the bad
times, the Lord has been faithful to Judah because of his promise to
David. Throughout chs. 2 Kings 16:1
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MANASSEH: THE REIGN OF TERROR IN JERUSALEM
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 21:1. MANASSEH WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD, &c.—Born, therefore,
three years after his father’s recovery. His reign was t...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 21:1
THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON.
2 KINGS 21:1
THE REIGN OF MA
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Now Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign (2 Kings
21:1),
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah, and here is something that I think
is interesting for speculation. Would it have been better...
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1 Kings 8:29; 1 Kings 8:44; 1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 33
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An image — The image of that Baal which was worshipped in the grove....