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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

2 Kings 21:12

Tingle, through astonishment, as if he had been stunned with too loud a noise, 1 Kings iii. 11. (Calmet)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Kings 21:12. _BOTH HIS EARS SHALL TINGLE._] תצלנה _titstsalnah_; something expressive of the _sound_ in what we call, from the same sensation, the _tingling_ of the ears. This is the conseque...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. BEHOLD Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. BOTH HIS EARS, &C. Compare 1 Samuel 3:11....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _therefore_ Here again the LXX. translates the Hebrew word by οὐχ οὑτῶς. See note on 2 Kings 1:3. _I_am _bringing_[R.V. I BRING] such _evil_ The R.V. prints -such" in ordinary type. For the expression...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. THE PROPHETIC PRONOUNCEMENT AGAINST JERUSALEM 21:10-15 TRANSLATION (10) And the LORD spoke by the hand of His prophets, saying, (11) Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ Whosoever heareth of it, both his ea...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHOSOEVER HEARETH OF IT. — Literally, _his hearers._ Many MSS. And the Heb. margin read _her_ (_i.e.,_ its) _hearer._ BOTH HIS EARS SHALL TINGLE. — The dreadful news shall affect him like a sharp pie...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 (c) tingle. (c) Meaning, that whoever hear...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL,.... Who, though kind and gracious to Israel as their covenant God, is yet just and righteous, as well as he is a sovereign Being and Lord of all: BEHOLD,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 12. _Therefore thus saith the...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    2 Kin. 21:10-15. It is evident by this, and many other passages of Scripture, that the first destruction of Jerusalem was principally for the sins of Manasseh and the wickedness that the people were g...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Manasseh hath done wickedly, above what the Amorites did_ The Canaanitish nations; all so called from one eminent part of them, Genesis 15:16. _And hath made Judah to sin with his idols_ By his examp...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Manasseh's Reign...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    therefore, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, the entire southern nation, which included the small tribe of Benjamin and the remnant of Simeon...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-18 Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem. The words used represent the city emptied and utterly desolate, yet not destroyed thereby, but cleansed, and to be kept for the future dwelling of the J...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    By the great commotion which such terrible reports shall cause in the hearts and heads of the hearers. SEE POOLE ON "1 SAMUEL 3:11"; SEE POOLE ON "JEREMIAH 19:3"....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 21:12 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 bringing H935 (H8688) calamity H7451 Jerusalem...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH PROPHESIES DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ON AN UNFAITHFUL PEOPLE (2 KINGS 21:10). These prophecies were made during the reign of Manasseh. Indeed the Chronicler made clear that many seers prophesied dur...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 21:12 EARS... WILL TINGLE. People will react when they hear of the DISASTER that happens to JERUSALEM AND JUDAH (compare...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 21:1 THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON. 2 KINGS 21:1 THE REIGN OF MA

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 22:16; Amos 3:2; Daniel 9:12; Isaiah 28:16;...

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