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(A) himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai

17 (A)Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the [a]high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Death of Manasseh(B)

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of (C)the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the [b]book of the kings of Israel. 19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built [c]high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of [d]Hozai.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:17 Places for pagan worship
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:18 Lit. words
  3. 2 Chronicles 33:19 Places for pagan worship
  4. 2 Chronicles 33:19 LXX the seers

17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

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