2 Kings 21:17,18

2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 21:17 Manasseh’s burial site was outside the part of Jerusalem where previous kings were buried. The garden of Uzza was perhaps an enclosure on the Temple Mount dedicated to the Arabian goddess al-Uzza, identified with Venus. It could also have been an enclosure at the southern end of the Kidron Valley, just outside the city walls, where there was a “king’s garden” (2 Kings 25:4; Nehemiah 3:15). On the Chronicles of the Kings, see note on 1 Kings 14:19.