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Verse 2 Kings 21:13. _THE LINE OF SAMARIA_] I will treat Jerusalem as
I have treated Samaria. Samaria was taken, pillaged, ruined, and its
inhabitants led into captivity; Jerusalem shall have the same...
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The general meaning is plain, but the exact force of the metaphor used
is not so clear. If the “line” and the “plummet” be “symbols
of rule” or law, the meaning will be - “I will apply exactly the
sam...
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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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_the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab_ The
figures are taken from the occupation of the builder. The builder
employs line and plummet that he may carry out his work exactly
accord...
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I WILL STRETCH OVER JERUSALEM THE LINE OF SAMARIA, &C.— See 2 Samuel
8:2. The expression, _I will wipe Jerusalem,_ &c. signifies, "I will
take away all its inhabitants, as a dish is freed from its con...
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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...
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_AND I WILL STRETCH OVER JERUSALEM THE LINE OF SAMARIA, AND THE
PLUMMET OF THE HOUSE OF AHAB: AND I WILL WIPE JERUSALEM AS A MAN
WIPETH A DISH, WIPING IT, AND TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN._
The line of Sam...
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THE LINE OF SAMARIA] The judgment denounced against Judah would be
carried out with the same precision and exactness as the judgment that
overtook the northern kingdom and the dynasty of Ahab. AS _a m...
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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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AND I WILL STRETCH OVER JERUSALEM ... — Comp. Amos 7:7; Isaiah
34:11; Lamentations 2:8. The sense is, I will deal with Jerusalem by
the same rigorous rule of judgment as I have dealt already with
Sama...
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וְ נָטִ֣יתִי עַל ־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֵ֚ת
קָ֣ו שֹׁ
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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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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line (d) of Samaria, and the
plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man]
wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down.
(d) As...
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The line, or rope, to pull down the walls, Lamentations ii. 8.,
(Calmet) and 2 Kings xvii. 13. Jerusalem, which has imitated Samaria
in sinning, shall experience the same fate; the same weight of
puni...
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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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AND I WILL STRETCH OVER JERUSALEM THE LINE OF SAMARIA,.... The Targum
is, the line of destruction; and the sense is, that the same measure
should be measured to Jerusalem as was to Samaria; that is, t...
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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet
of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a
dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down.
Ver. 13. _A...
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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...
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_I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria_ She shall have the
same measure and lot; that is, the same judgments which Samaria has
had. For _the line_ is often put for one's lot or portion, be...
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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 Reign...
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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet
of the house of Ahab, the reference being to a custom by which people
standing in line were measured and a certain percentage slai...
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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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wiping it and turning it upside down:
_ Heb._ he wipeth and turneth it upon the face thereof...
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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...
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JERUSALEM shall have the same measure and lot, i.e. the same
judgments, which Samaria had. The line is oft put for one's lot or
portion, as PSALMS 16:6 2 CORINTHIANS 10:16, because men's portions or
p...
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2 Kings 21:13 stretch H5186 (H8804) Jerusalem H3389 line H6957 Samaria
H8111 plummet H4949 house H1004 Ahab H256 w
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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...
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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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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 21:13 THE MEASURING LINE... THE PLUMB LINE.
The city will be assessed by the divine architect (compare the use of
the measuring line in Isaiah 34:11
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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 14:10; 1 Kings 21:21; 2 Kings 10:11; 2 Kings 17:6; Amos 7:7;
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The line — She shall have the same measure, the same judgments which
Samaria had. The line is often put for one's lot or portion, because
mens portions or possessions used to be measured by lines. A d...