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He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “King Manasseh of Judah has done many detestable things. He is even more wicked than the Amorites, who lived in this land before Israel. He has caused the people of Judah to sin with his idols. <a href="/esv/2_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols, <a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, <a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols), <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations, having done more evil than all that the Amorites did who were before him, and has also misled Judah into sin with his idols, <a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, having done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols; <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, having done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols; <a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations—he has done evil more than all the Amorites did who were before him—and has also made Judah sin with his idols, <a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these repulsive acts, having done more evil than all the Amorites did who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols; <a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Since King Manasseh of Judah has committed all these detestable acts —worse evil than the Amorites who preceded him had done—and by means of his idols has also caused Judah to sin, <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these detestable things—greater evil than the Amorites who preceded him had done—and by means of his idols has also caused Judah to sin, <a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols; <a href="/cev/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> King Manasseh has done more disgusting things than the Amorites, and he has led my people to sin by forcing them to worship his idols. <a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: <a href="/gwt/2_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "King Manasseh of Judah has done disgusting things, things more evil than what the Amorites who [were here] before him had done. Manasseh has also made Judah sin by [worshiping] his idols. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "King Manasseh has done these disgusting things, things far worse than what the Canaanites did; and with his idols he has led the people of Judah into sin. <a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Because King Manasseh of Judah has committed these despicable things, acting more sinfully than did all of the Amorites who preceded him, including making Judah sin with its idols, <a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, <a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a> "King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols; <a href="/wbt/2_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: <a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a> “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Because that Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations—he has done evil above all that the Amorites have done who [are] before him, and also causes Judah to sin by his idols— <a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because that Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations -- he hath done evil above all that the Amorites have done who are before him, and causeth also Judah to sin by his idols; <a href="/slt/2_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah did these abominations, doing evil above all which the Amorites did that were before him, and he will also cause Judah to sin with his blocks:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because Manasses king of Juda hath done these most wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorrhites did before him, and hath made Juda also to sin with his filthy doings: <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Since Manasseh, the king of Judah, has committed these wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorites before him have done, and also has caused Judah to sin by his defilements, <a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a> “Because Manasseh, king of Judah, has practiced these abominations, and has done greater evil than all that was done by the Amorites before him, and has led Judah into sin by his idols, <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Because King Manasseh of Judah has committed these abominations, has done things more wicked than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has caused Judah also to sin with his idols;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah has done these abominations and has done more wickedly than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also sin with his idols; <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Because Manassheh son of Hezekiah King of Yehuda did these works and did evil more than all that the Amorites had done before him, and he caused Yehuda to sin with his idols<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols; <a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Forasmuch as Manasses the king of Juda has wrought all these evil abominations, beyond all that the Amorite did, who lived before him, and has led Juda also into sin by their idols, <a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7418" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Manasseh's Idolatries Rebuked</a> 10And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, 11<a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Since</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: mə·naš·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Manasseh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: hat·tō·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">abominations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: hê·ra‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">acting more wickedly</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">than the Amorites</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."></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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">preceded him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: bə·ḡil·lū·lāw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">with his idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">has caused Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: way·ya·ḥă·ṭi (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">to sin,</a> 12this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">2 Chronicles 33:9</a> So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites. <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a> I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26-27</a> Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. / For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’” <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17-18</a> 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. / So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3-4</a> Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a> 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. ... <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Isaiah 3:8-9</a> For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. / The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a> For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols. <a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32-36</a> Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. / You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? / Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols:Because.<a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26,27</a> Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal… <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3,4</a> Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; … <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a> And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.above all.<a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">2 Kings 21:9</a> But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.<a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a> And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.<a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Ezekiel 16:3,45</a> And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite… made Judah.<a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">2 Kings 21:9</a> But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.<a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a> And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.<a href="/1_kings/15-30.htm">1 Kings 15:30</a> Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-2.htm">Preceded</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">Wickedly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-14.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-9.htm">Preceded</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">Wickedly</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 21</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Manasseh's reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">His great idolatry.</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Amon succeeds him.</a> 19. <a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Amon's wicked reign.</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, </a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Josiah is made king.</a> </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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His reign is noted for its extreme idolatry and departure from the worship of Yahweh. The "abominations" refer to practices that were detestable in the sight of God, including idol worship, child sacrifice, and the use of witchcraft and divination. These actions were in direct violation of the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a>) and represented a significant spiritual decline from his father's reforms.acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him The Amorites were one of the Canaanite nations that inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites. They were known for their idolatrous practices and moral corruption, which led to their judgment by God (<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>). By comparing Manasseh's actions to those of the Amorites, the text emphasizes the severity of his sins. This comparison highlights the depth of Judah's apostasy under Manasseh, as they surpassed even the notorious wickedness of the Amorites.and with his idols has caused Judah to sin Manasseh's introduction of idol worship led the people of Judah into sin, violating the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). The king's influence was significant, as he not only practiced idolatry himself but also encouraged it among his people, leading them away from the covenant relationship with God. This phrase underscores the responsibility of leaders to guide their people in righteousness and the consequences when they lead them astray. The idolatry of Judah under Manasseh set the stage for the eventual Babylonian exile, as prophesied by prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a> King of Judah, known for his idolatry and leading the nation into sin. His reign is marked by significant evil practices, including idol worship and other abominations. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which Manasseh ruled. Under his leadership, Judah fell into deep sin and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a> A group of ancient people who lived in Canaan before the Israelites. They were known for their idolatrous practices, which were considered abominable by God. 4. <a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a> Objects of worship that Manasseh introduced to Judah, leading the people away from the worship of Yahweh. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abominations.htm">Abominations</a> Refers to the detestable practices and sins that Manasseh committed, which were even worse than those of the Amorites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Leadership</a> Leaders have a profound impact on those they lead. Manasseh's actions led an entire nation into sin, highlighting the responsibility of leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can be anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a> Despite Manasseh's evil, his account also includes repentance. This teaches us that no one is beyond God's grace if they turn back to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to destruction, as seen in Judah's decline. Obedience is crucial for a life that honors God. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a> The sins of past generations, like those of the Amorites and Manasseh, serve as warnings for us today. We must learn from history to avoid repeating the same mistakes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 21</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_amon_of_judah.htm">Who was King Amon of Judah?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_hephzibah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hephzibah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_claim_manasseh_ruled_55_years.htm">How can 2 Kings 21:1 claim Manasseh ruled for 55 years without clear historical or archaeological corroboration?</a> <a href="/q/why_omit_manasseh's_repentance_in_2_kings.htm">Why does 2 Kings 21 omit any mention of Manasseh's repentance, which appears in 2 Chronicles 33?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) And hath done.--The and is not in the Hebrew, though the Syriac and Arabic supply it. It is not wanted, for the sense is, namely, because he hath done wickedly, &c.The Amorites.--A general designation of the native races of Canaan, just as in Homer Achaeans. Danaans, &c., in turn represent the Greeks. (See <a href="/amos/2-9.htm" title="Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.">Amos 2:9</a>,' <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD to Jerusalem; Your birth and your nativity is of the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother an Hittite.">Ezekiel 16:3</a>; and comp. <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm" title="And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.">1Kings 21:26</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Because Manasseh King of Judah hath done these abominations (comp. ver. 2), and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him (comp. ver. 9). The "Amorites" are put here (as in <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a>; and <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9, 10</a>) for the Canaanitish nations generally. Next to the Hittites, they were the most important of the seven nations. And hath made Judah also to sin with his idols (see the comment on ver. 9). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Since יַעַן֩ (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites has committed עָשָׂ֜ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make all מִכֹּ֛ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every these הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those abominations, הַתֹּעֵב֣וֹת (hat·tō·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol acting more wickedly הֵרַ֕ע (hê·ra‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad than the Amorites הָאֱמֹרִ֖י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that preceded him, לְפָנָ֑יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and גַֽם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and with his idols בְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ (bə·ḡil·lū·lāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol has caused Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites to sin, וַיַּחֲטִ֥א (way·ya·ḥă·ṭi) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:11 Because Manasseh king of Judah has done (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:12" /></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>