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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But did <i>that which was</i> evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, like the repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Manasseh disobeyed the LORD by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He did what the LORD considered evil by copying the disgusting things done by the nations that the LORD had forced out of the Israelites' way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Following the disgusting practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil by behaving detestably, as did the nations whom the LORD expelled in front of the Israelis.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He did evil in the sight of the LORD and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the LORD drove out ahead of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, like the abominations of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will do the evil in the eyes of Jehovah, as the abominations of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he did evil before the Lord, according to all the abominations of the nations, which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he did evil before the Lord, in accord with all the abominations of the nations which the Lord overturned before the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, following the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LOAD, according to the works of the nations which the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he did what is evil before LORD JEHOVAH, according to the deeds of the Gentiles whom LORD JEHOVAH uprooted from before the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=8782" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Manasseh Reigns in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">And he did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">by following the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·rîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">had driven out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2-9</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-14</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. / Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a></span><br />And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a></span><br />Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a></span><br />Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-8</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Ezekiel 8:10-18</a></span><br />So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel. / Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a></span><br />Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a></span><br />He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a></span><br />The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a></span><br />Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">like unto</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a></b></br> Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a></b></br> Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a></b></br> Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-17.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-32.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-16.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-26.htm">Copying</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-22.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Following</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-2.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-1.htm">Manasseh's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">He sets up idolatry, and will not be admonished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">He is carried into Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">Upon his prayer to God he is released and puts down idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-18.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-20.htm">He dying, Amon succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-21.htm">who is slain by his servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-25.htm">The murderers being slain, Josiah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "evil" mentioned here is a direct violation of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. In the biblical context, "evil" often refers to idolatry and practices that go against God's commandments. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" emphasizes that God's perspective is the ultimate measure of righteousness, highlighting His omniscience and moral authority.<p><b>by following the abominations of the nations</b><br>The "abominations" refer to detestable practices, often associated with idolatry and pagan worship, including child sacrifice, divination, and sorcery. These practices were common among the Canaanite nations that originally inhabited the Promised Land. The term "abominations" is used throughout the Old Testament to describe actions that are particularly offensive to God, underscoring the severity of Manasseh's actions.<p><b>that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites</b><br>This phrase recalls the conquest of Canaan under Joshua, where God commanded the Israelites to drive out the inhabitants of the land due to their wickedness. The historical context here is significant, as it highlights the cyclical nature of Israel's faithfulness and apostasy. The nations driven out were judged for their sins, and Israel was warned not to adopt their practices. This serves as a reminder of God's justice and the consequences of disobedience, as well as the importance of maintaining holiness and separation from pagan influences.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned for 55 years and is noted for his evil practices, including idolatry and leading Judah astray.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Manasseh ruled. It was a place of both great faith and great apostasy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who had given the Israelites the land and commanded them to follow His laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the pagan nations that inhabited Canaan before the Israelites, known for their idolatrous practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_abominations.htm">The Abominations</a></b><br>The detestable practices of the pagan nations, which included idol worship and other acts contrary to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Manasseh's actions serve as a warning about the spiritual and societal decay that follows when leaders and individuals turn away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites were commanded to follow God's laws and avoid the practices of the nations. Disobedience led to severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>Despite Manasseh's evil, God eventually brought judgment, demonstrating His patience but also His commitment to justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_leadership.htm">The Influence of Leadership</a></b><br>Manasseh's reign shows how a leader's actions can lead an entire nation astray, emphasizing the responsibility of those in authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Although not detailed in this verse, Manasseh's later repentance (<a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12-13</a>) highlights God's willingness to forgive and restore those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_manasseh_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Manasseh in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_give_jehoram_a_fatal_disease.htm">Why does this passage depict God inflicting a fatal bowel disease on Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:18–19) instead of using more merciful methods? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_national_covenant_renewal_historical.htm">(2 Chronicles 34:33) Is the idea of an entire nation immediately renewing covenant commitments consistent with known historical and cultural practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The abominations of</span> <span class="cmt_word">the heathen</span> (see <a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-14</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by following the abominations</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had driven out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹרִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 33:2 He did that which was evil (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 33:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 33:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 33:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 33:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>