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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 21:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ki 21:17 |
Strong Concordance |
Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Manasseh [04519], and all that he did [06213], and his sin [02403] that he sinned [02398], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063]? |
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King James |
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The writer of Kings relates in eighteen verses the history of 55 years, and consequently omits numerous facts of great importance in the life of Manasseh. Among the most remarkable of the facts omitted are the capture of Manasseh by the king of Assyria, his removal to Babylon, his repentance there, his restoration to his kingdom, and his religious reforms upon his return to it. These are recorded only in Chronicles (marginal reference, see the note). The writer of Kings probably considered the repentance of Manasseh but a half-repentance, followed by a half-reformation, which left untouched the root of the evil. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Now the rest of the acts - In Ch2 33:11, etc., we read that the Assyrians took Manasseh, bound him with fetters, and took him to Babylon; that there he repented, sought God, and was, we are not told how, restored to his kingdom; that he fortified the city of David, destroyed idolatry, restored the worship of the true God, and died in peace.
In Ch2 33:18, Ch2 33:19, His prayer unto God is particularly mentioned. What is called his prayer, is found in the Apocrypha, just before the first book of the Maccabees. There are some good sentiments in it; but whether it be that which was made by Manasseh is more than can be proved. Even the Romish Church have not received it among the canonical books.
Are they not written - There are several particulars referred to here, and in Ch2 33:11-19, which are not found in any chronicles or books which now remain, and what the books of the seers were, mentioned in Chronicles, we cannot tell. |
11 Wherefore the LORD [03068] brought [0935] upon them the captains of [08269] the host of [06635] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804], which took [03920] Manasseh [04519] among the thorns [02336], and bound him [0631] with fetters [05178], and carried [03212] him to Babylon [0894].
12 And when he was in affliction [06887], he besought [02470] the LORD [03068] his God [0430], and humbled [03665] himself greatly [03966] before [06440] the God [0430] of his fathers [01],
13 And prayed [06419] unto him: and he was intreated [06279] of him, and heard [08085] his supplication [08467], and brought him again [07725] to Jerusalem [03389] into his kingdom [04438]. Then Manasseh [04519] knew [03045] that the LORD [03068] he was God [0430].
14 Now after this [0310] he built [01129] a wall [02346] without [02435] the city [05892] of David [01732], on the west side [04628] of Gihon [01521], in the valley [05158], even to the entering in [0935] at the fish [01709] gate [08179], and compassed [05437] about Ophel [06077], and raised it up [01361] a very great height [03966], and put [07760] captains [08269] of war [02428] in all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063].
15 And he took away [05493] the strange [05236] gods [0430], and the idol [05566] out of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and all the altars [04196] that he had built [01129] in the mount [02022] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and in Jerusalem [03389], and cast [07993] them out [02351] of the city [05892].
16 And he repaired [01129] the altar [04196] of the LORD [03068], and sacrificed [02076] thereon peace [08002] offerings [02077] and thank offerings [08426], and commanded [0559] Judah [03063] to serve [05647] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478].
17 Nevertheless [061] the people [05971] did sacrifice [02076] still in the high places [01116], yet unto the LORD [03068] their God [0430] only.
18 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Manasseh [04519], and his prayer [08605] unto his God [0430], and the words [01697] of the seers [02374] that spake [01696] to him in the name [08034] of the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], behold, they are written in the book [01697] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478].
19 His prayer [08605] also, and how God was intreated [06279] of him, and all his sin [02403], and his trespass [04604], and the places [04725] wherein he built [01129] high places [01116], and set up [05975] groves [0842] and graven images [06456], before [06440] he was humbled [03665]: behold, they are written [03789] among the sayings [01697] of the seers [02374] [02335].
19 His prayer [08605] also, and how God was intreated [06279] of him, and all his sin [02403], and his trespass [04604], and the places [04725] wherein he built [01129] high places [01116], and set up [05975] groves [0842] and graven images [06456], before [06440] he was humbled [03665]: behold, they are written [03789] among the sayings [01697] of the seers [02374] [02335].
18 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Manasseh [04519], and his prayer [08605] unto his God [0430], and the words [01697] of the seers [02374] that spake [01696] to him in the name [08034] of the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], behold, they are written in the book [01697] of the kings [04428] of Israel [03478].
11 Wherefore the LORD [03068] brought [0935] upon them the captains of [08269] the host of [06635] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804], which took [03920] Manasseh [04519] among the thorns [02336], and bound him [0631] with fetters [05178], and carried [03212] him to Babylon [0894].