2 Chronicles 33:10-16

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¹⁰The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. ¹¹So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,^(A) put a hook^(B) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles^(C) and took him to Babylon. ¹²In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled^(D) himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. ¹³And 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.

¹⁴Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon^(E) spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate^(F) and encircling the hill of Ophel;^(G) he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

¹⁵He got rid of the foreign gods and removed^(H) 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. ¹⁶Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings^(I) on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 33:10-16

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¹⁰And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

¹¹Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

¹³And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

¹⁴Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

¹⁵And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

¹⁶And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 33:10-16

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Manasseh Restored After Repentance

¹⁰And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not ^[a]listen. ¹¹^(A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with ^[b]hooks, ^(B)bound him with ^[c]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. ¹²Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and ^(C)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, ¹³and prayed to Him; and He ^(D)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh ^(E)knew that the Lord was God.

¹⁴After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of ^(F)Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it ^(G)enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. ¹⁵He took away ^(H)the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. ¹⁶He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and ^(I)thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.