2 Chronicles 33:1-10

Manasseh Reigns over Judah

^aManasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 ^aAnd he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel. 3 Indeed, ^ahe rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had torn down; and ^bhe erected altars for the Baals and made ¹Asherim, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 ^aAnd he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “^bIn Jerusalem My name shall be forever.” 5 Indeed, he built altars for all the host of heaven in ^athe two courts of the house of Yahweh. 6 ^aHe even made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced soothsaying, interpreted omens, practiced sorcery, and ^bdealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much that was evil in the sight of Yahweh, provoking Him to anger. 7 Then he put ^athe graven image of the ¹idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “^bIn this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever. 8 And I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land ^awhich I have set up for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them according to all the law, the statutes and the judgments given by the hand of Moses.” 9 Thus Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray in order to do more evil than the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the sons of Israel.

Manasseh Removes Foreign Idols

10 Then Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and his people, but ^athey paid no attention.

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