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Verse 2 Kings 21:9. _SEDUCED THEM TO DO MORE EVIL_] He did all he
could to pervert the national character, and totally destroy the
worship of the true God; and he succeeded....
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During the long reign of Manasseh idolatry in all manner of varied
forms took a hold upon the Jewish people such as had never been known
before. Compare Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 7:31; Ezekiel 23:37;...
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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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SEDUCED. Not said of any previous king. Compare Jeremiah 15:4.
DO MORE EVIL. do the evil more....
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_Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than &c._ R.V. TO DO THAT WHICH
IS EVIL MORE THAN, &c. The R.V. represents the Hebrew more closely.
The phrase in Chronicles is -to err _and_to do worse than the...
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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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_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._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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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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MANASSEH SEDUCED THEM] The evil example of Manasseh and his court had
a worse effect upon the people at large than that of any previous
Judæan king, so that at a much later date the prophet Jeremiah
d...
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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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SEDUCED THEM. — _Led them astray._ Chronicles renders the same verb
_made them to err._
TO DO MORE EVIL. — To _do the evil more..._ The LXX. _adds:_ “in
the eyes of Jehovah.” The idolatry of Judah was...
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וְ לֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַ יַּתְעֵ֤ם
מְנַשֶּׁה֙ לַ
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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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_More, because they had received more favours and instructions from
above. (Worthington)_...
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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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BUT THEY HEARKENED NOT,.... To the voice of God in his law by Moses,
and were not obedient to it:
AND MANASSEH SEDUCED THEM TO DO MORE EVIL THAN DID THE NATIONS WHOM
THE LORD DESTROYED BEFORE THE CHI...
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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.
Ver. 9. _But they hearkened not._] Nothing is more stupid...
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_Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations,_ &c. Partly,
because they were not contented with those idols which the Canaanites
worshipped, but either invented, or borrowed from other nati...
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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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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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Partly because they were not contented with those idols which the
Canaanites worshipped, but either themselves invented, or they
borrowed from other nations, many new idols and kinds of idolatry; and...
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2 Kings 21:9 attention H8085 (H8804) Manasseh H4519 seduced H8582
(H8686) do H6213 (H8800) evil H7451 nations...
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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 14:16; 2 Chronicles 33:9; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Daniel 9:10;...
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More evil — Partly, because they were not contented with those idols
which the Canaanites worshipped, but either invented, or borrowed from
other nations many new idols, and partly, because as their l...