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2 Chronicles 33
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 Chronicles 33
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Judah’s King Manasseh
33 Manasseh was twelve years old(A) when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 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.(B) 3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down(C) and re-established the altars for the Baals. He made Asherah poles, and he bowed in worship to all the stars in the sky and served them. 4 He built altars(D) in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, ‘Jerusalem is where my name will remain for ever.’(E) 5 He built altars to all the stars in the sky in both courtyards(F) of the Lord’s temple. 6 He passed his sons through the fire in Ben Hinnom Valley.(G) He practised witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists.(H) He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
7 Manasseh(I) set up a carved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s temple(J) that God had spoken about to David and his son Solomon: ‘I will establish my name for ever[a](K) in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.(L) 8 I will never again remove the feet of the Israelites from the land where I stationed your[b](M) ancestors,(N) if only they will be careful to do all I have commanded them through Moses – all the law, statutes, and judgements.’ 9 So Manasseh caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to stray so that they did worse evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
Manasseh’s Repentance
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they didn’t listen.(O) 11 So he brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.(P) 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself(Q) before the God of his ancestors. 13 He prayed to him, and the Lord was receptive to his prayer. He granted his request(R) and brought him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom. So Manasseh came to know that the Lord is God.(S)
14 After this, he built the outer wall of the city of David from west of Gihon(T) in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate;(U) he brought it round Ophel,(V) and he heightened it considerably. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
15 He removed the foreign gods and the idol(W) from the Lord’s temple, along with all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city. 16 He built[c] the altar of the Lord and offered fellowship and thanksgiving sacrifices on it. Then he told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 However, the people still sacrificed at the high places,(X) but only to the Lord their God.
Manasseh’s Death
18 The rest of the events(Y) of Manasseh’s reign, along with his prayer(Z) to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the Events of Israel’s Kings. 19 His prayer and how God was receptive to his prayer, and all his sin and unfaithfulness and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself, they are written in the Events of Hozai. 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors, and he was buried in his own house. His son Amon became king in his place.
Judah’s King Amon
21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. 22 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.(AA) Amon sacrificed to all the carved images that his father Manasseh had made, and he served them. 23 But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself;(AB) instead, Amon increased his guilt.
24 So his servants conspired against him and put him to death(AC) in his own house. 25 The common people[d] killed all who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
2 Crónicas 33
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2 Crónicas 33
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Reinado de Manasés
33 (A)Manasés tenía doce años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cincuenta y cinco años en Jerusalén. 2 E hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor conforme a las abominaciones de las naciones que el Señor había desposeído delante de los hijos de Israel(B). 3 Porque reedificó los lugares altos que su padre Ezequías había derribado(C); levantó también altares a los Baales e hizo Aseras[a], y adoró a todo el ejército de los cielos y los sirvió(D). 4 Edificó además altares(E) en la casa del Señor, de la cual el Señor había dicho: Mi nombre estará en Jerusalén para siempre(F). 5 Edificó altares a todo el ejército de los cielos en los dos atrios(G) de la casa del Señor. 6 Hizo pasar por el fuego a sus hijos en el valle de Ben-hinom(H); practicó la hechicería, usó la adivinación, practicó la brujería y trató con médium y espiritistas(I). Hizo mucho mal ante los ojos del Señor, provocándole a ira. 7 Colocó la imagen tallada del ídolo que había hecho, en la casa de Dios(J), de la cual Dios había dicho a David y a su hijo Salomón: En esta casa y en Jerusalén, que he escogido de entre todas las tribus de Israel, pondré mi nombre para siempre(K), 8 y no volveré a quitar el pie de Israel de la tierra que yo he asignado(L) para vuestros padres, con tal de que cuiden de hacer todo lo que les he mandado conforme a toda la ley, los estatutos y las ordenanzas dados por medio[b] de Moisés. 9 Así hizo extraviar Manasés a Judá y a los habitantes de Jerusalén para que hicieran lo malo más que las naciones que el Señor había destruido delante de los hijos de Israel.
10 Y el Señor habló a Manasés y a su pueblo, pero ellos no hicieron caso(M). 11 Por eso el Señor hizo venir contra ellos a los comandantes del ejército del rey de Asiria, que capturaron a Manasés con garfios[c], lo ataron con cadenas de bronce(N) y lo llevaron a Babilonia(O). 12 Cuando estaba en angustia, imploró al Señor su Dios(P), y se humilló(Q) grandemente delante del Dios de sus padres. 13 Y cuando oró a Él, Dios se conmovió por su ruego, oyó su súplica(R) y lo trajo de nuevo a Jerusalén, a su reino. Entonces Manasés supo que el Señor era Dios(S).
14 Después de esto, edificó la muralla exterior de la ciudad de David al occidente de Gihón(T), en el valle, hasta la entrada de la puerta(U) del Pescado(V); y rodeó con ella el Ofel y la hizo muy alta. Entonces puso comandantes del ejército en todas las ciudades fortificadas de Judá. 15 También quitó los dioses extranjeros y el ídolo de la casa del Señor, así como todos los altares que había edificado en el monte de la casa del Señor y en Jerusalén(W), y los arrojó fuera de la ciudad. 16 Y reparó el altar del Señor, y sacrificó sobre él[d] ofrendas de paz y ofrendas de gratitud; y ordenó a Judá que sirviera al Señor, Dios(X) de Israel. 17 Sin embargo, el pueblo aún sacrificaba en los lugares altos(Y), aunque solo al Señor su Dios.
18 Los demás hechos de Manasés, y su oración a su Dios(Z), y las palabras de los videntes que le hablaron en el nombre del Señor, Dios de Israel(AA), he aquí, están en los registros de los reyes de Israel(AB). 19 También su oración y cómo fue oído(AC), todo su pecado y su infidelidad, y los sitios donde edificó lugares altos y levantó las Aseras y las imágenes talladas(AD) antes de humillarse, he aquí, están escritos en los registros de los Hozai[e]. 20 Y durmió Manasés con sus padres, y lo sepultaron en su casa; y su hijo Amón reinó en su lugar.
Reinado de Amón
21 (AE)Amón tenía veintidós años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó dos años en Jerusalén. 22 E hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, como había hecho su padre Manasés(AF); y Amón ofreció sacrificios a todas las imágenes talladas que su padre Manasés había hecho(AG), y las sirvió. 23 Además, no se humilló delante del Señor como su padre Manasés se había humillado(AH), sino que Amón aumentó su culpa. 24 Y conspiraron contra él sus siervos y le dieron muerte(AI) en su casa. 25 Pero el pueblo de la tierra mató[f] a todos los que habían conspirado contra el rey Amón; y en su lugar el pueblo de la tierra hizo rey a su hijo Josías.
Footnotes
- 2 Crónicas 33:3 I.e., símbolos de madera de una deidad femenina
- 2 Crónicas 33:8 Lit., mano
- 2 Crónicas 33:11 I.e., tiras de cuero pasadas por la nariz
- 2 Crónicas 33:16 Lit., sobre él sacrificios de
- 2 Crónicas 33:19 La versión gr. (sept.) dice: videntes
- 2 Crónicas 33:25 Lit., hirió
2 Chronicles 33
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2 Chronicles 33
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Manasseh King of Judah(A)(B)
33 Manasseh(C) was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(D) following the detestable(E) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles.(F) He bowed down(G) to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name(H) will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5 In both courts of the temple of the Lord,(I) he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his children(J) in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums(K) and spiritists.(L) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
7 He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple,(M) of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8 I will not again make the feet of the Israelites leave the land(N) I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses.” 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.(O)
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,(P) put a hook(Q) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles(R) and took him to Babylon. 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled(S) himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon(T) spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate(U) and encircling the hill of Ophel;(V) he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.
15 He got rid of the foreign gods and removed(W) the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16 Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings(X) on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.
18 The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.[a] 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled(Y) himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[b](Z) 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried(AA) in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
Amon King of Judah(AB)
21 Amon(AC) was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. 22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made. 23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble(AD) himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.
24 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. 25 Then the people(AE) of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai
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