Dual Panel1Manasseh<4519> was twelve<8147><6240> years<8141> old<1121> when he became<4427> king<4427>, and he reigned<4427> fifty-five<2572> years<8141> in Jerusalem<3389>.
2He did<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068> according to the abominations<8441> of the nations<1471> whom<834> the LORD<3068> dispossessed<3423> before<4480><6440> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
3For he rebuilt<7725><1129> the high<1116> places<1116> which<834> Hezekiah<2396> his father<1> had broken<5422> down<5422>; he also erected<6965> altars<4196> for the Baals<1168> and made<6213> Asherim<842>, and worshiped<7812> all<3605> the host<6635> of heaven<8064> and served<5647> them.
4He built<1129> altars<4196> in the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> of which<834> the LORD<3068> had said<559>, "My name<8034> shall be in Jerusalem<3389> forever<5769>."
5For he built<1129> altars<4196> for all<3605> the host<6635> of heaven<8064> in the two<8147> courts<2691> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>.
6He made his sons<1121> pass<5674> through the fire<784> in the valley<1516> of Ben-hinnom<1121><2011>; and he practiced<6049> witchcraft<6049>, used<5172> divination<5172>, practiced<3784> sorcery<3784> and dealt<6213> with mediums<178> and spiritists<3049>. He did<6213> much<7235> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>, provoking<3707> Him to anger.
7Then he put<7760> the carved<6459> image<6459> of the idol<5566> which<834> he had made<6213> in the house<1004> of God<430>, of which<834> God<430> had said<559> to David<1732> and to Solomon<8010> his son<1121>, "In this<2088> house<1004> and in Jerusalem<3389>, which<834> I have chosen<977> from all<3605> the tribes<7626> of Israel<3478>, I will put<7760> My name<8034> forever<5769>;
8and I will not again<3254> remove<5493> the foot<7272> of Israel<3478> from the land<127> which<834> I have appointed<5975> for your fathers<1>, if<518> only<7534> they will observe<8104> to do<6213> all<3605> that I have commanded<6680> them according to all<3605> the law<8451>, the statutes<2706> and the ordinances<4941> given through<3027> Moses<4872>."
9Thus Manasseh<4519> misled<8582> Judah<3063> and the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389> to do<6213> more<4480> evil<7451> than<4480> the nations<1471> whom<834> the LORD<3068> destroyed<8045> before<4480><6440> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>.
10The LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Manasseh<4519> and his people<5971>, but they paid<7181> no<3808> attention<7181>.
11Therefore the LORD<3068> brought<935> the commanders<8269> of the army<6635> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804> against<5921> them, and they captured<3920> Manasseh<4519> with hooks<2336>, bound<631> him with bronze<5178> chains and took<1980> him to Babylon<894>.
12When he was in distress<6887>, he entreated<2470> the LORD<3068> his God<430> and humbled<3665> himself greatly<3966> before<4480><6440> the God<430> of his fathers<1>.
13When he prayed<6419> to Him, He was moved<6279> by his entreaty<6279> and heard<8085> his supplication<8467>, and brought<7725> him again<7725> to Jerusalem<3389> to his kingdom<4438>. Then Manasseh<4519> knew<3045> that the LORD<3068> was God<430>.
14Now after<310> this<3651> he built<1129> the outer<2435> wall<2346> of the city<5892> of David<1732> on the west<4628> side<4628> of Gihon<1521>, in the valley<5158>, even to the entrance<935> of the Fish<1709> Gate<8179>; and he encircled<5437> the Ophel<6077> with it and made<1361> it very<3966> high<1361>. Then he put<7760> army<2428> commanders<8269> in all<3605> the fortified<1219> cities<5892> of Judah<3063>.
15He also removed<5493> the foreign<5236> gods<430> and the idol<5566> from the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, as well as all<3605> the altars<4196> which<834> he had built<1129> on the mountain<2022> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> and in Jerusalem<3389>, and he threw<7993> them outside<2351> the city<5892>.
16He set<3559> up the altar<4196> of the LORD<3068> and sacrificed<2076> peace<8002> offerings<8002> and thank<8426> offerings<8426> on it; and he ordered<559> Judah<3063> to serve<5647> the LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478>.
17Nevertheless<61> the people<5971> still<5750> sacrificed<2076> in the high<1116> places<1116>, although only<7534> to the LORD<3068> their God<430>.
18Now the rest<3499> of the acts<1697> of Manasseh<4519> even his prayer<8605> to his God<430>, and the words<1697> of the seers<2374> who spoke<1696> to him in the name<8034> of the LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478>, behold<2009>, they are among<5921> the records<1697> of the kings<4428> of Israel<3478>.
19His prayer<8605> also and how God was entreated<6279> by him, and all<3605> his sin<2403>, his unfaithfulness<4604>, and the sites<4725> on which<834> he built<1129> high<1116> places<1116> and erected<5975> the Asherim<842> and the carved<6456> images<6456>, before<6440> he humbled<3665> himself, behold<2009>, they are written<3789> in the records<1697> of the Hozai<2335>.
20So Manasseh<4519> slept<7901> with his fathers<1>, and they buried<6912> him in his own house<1004>. And Amon<526> his son<1121> became<4427> king<4427> in his place<8478>.
21Amon<526> was twenty-two<6242><8147> years<8141> old<1121> when he became<4427> king<4427>, and he reigned<4427> two<8147> years<8141> in Jerusalem<3389>.
22He did<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068> as Manasseh<4519> his father<1> had done<6213>, and Amon<526> sacrificed<2076> to all<3605> the carved<6456> images<6456> which<834> his father<1> Manasseh<4519> had made<6213>, and he served<5647> them.
23Moreover, he did not humble<3665> himself before<4480><6440> the LORD<3068> as his father<1> Manasseh<4519> had done<3665>, but Amon<526> multiplied<7235> guilt<819>.
24Finally his servants<5650> conspired<7194> against<5921> him and put<4191> him to death<4191> in his own house<1004>.
25But the people<5971> of the land<776> killed<5221> all<3605> the conspirators<7194> against<5921> King<4428> Amon<526>, and the people<5971> of the land<776> made<4427> Josiah<2977> his son<1121> king<4427> in his place<8478>.