2 CHRONICLES 33:1 Manasseh. Compare 2 Kings 21:1, 2 Kings 21:17. Kings presents Manasseh as the worst of Judah’s kings, whose sins make the exile inevitable. Chronicles presents him as an example of forgiveness and restoration. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 33:2 These verses largely reproduce 2 Kings 21:2 (see notes). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 33:10 THE LORD SPOKE TO MANASSEH AND TO HIS PEOPLE. Compare 2 Kings 21:10. BUT THEY PAID NO ATTENTION. Manasseh and his people are like Judah’s final generation (2 Chronicles 36:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 33:12 Compare 2 Chronicles 7:14. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 33:15 Manasseh’s reform involved removing the pagan religious symbols that he himself had put in place (vv. 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:7). The reform centered on the temple, and little if any of it extended beyond Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the people continued t... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 33:19 FAITHLESSNESS. See note on 1 Chron. 2:3–8. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES 33:21 Amon. Compare 2 Kings 21:19. During his brief reign (642–640 B.C.), Amon DID NOT HUMBLE HIMSELF. Instead he INCURRED GUILT MORE AND MORE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]