2 Kings 21
English Standard Version
Manasseh Reigns in Judah
21 (A)Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (B)according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places (C)that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal and made (D)an Asherah, (E)as Ahab king of Israel had done, (F)and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 (G)And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (H)“In Jerusalem will I put my name.” 5 And he built altars (I)for all the host of heaven in (J)the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (K)And he burned his son as an offering[a] and (L)used fortune-telling and (M)omens and dealt (N)with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 7 And the carved image of (O)Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, (P)and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever. 8 (Q)And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that my servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel.
Manasseh's Idolatry Denounced
10 And the Lord said by his servants the prophets, 11 (R)“Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things (S)more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, (T)and has made Judah also to sin (U)with his idols, 12 therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such disaster[b] that the ears of everyone who hears of it (V)will tingle. 13 (W)And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies, 15 because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.”
16 (X)Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin (Y)that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 (Z)Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 18 (AA)And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, (AB)in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.
Amon Reigns in Judah
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (AC)as Manasseh his father had done. 21 He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served (AD)the idols that his father served and worshiped them. 22 (AE)He abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. 23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. 24 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 26 And he was buried in his tomb (AF)in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 21:6 Hebrew made his son pass through the fire
- 2 Kings 21:12 Or evil
2 Kings 21
King James Version
21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
2 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.
3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
9 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.
10 And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
11 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:
12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
22 And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kongebok 21
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
21 Manasse var tolv år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte fem og femti år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Hefsiba.
2 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, efter de vederstyggelige skikker hos de hedningefolk Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.
3 Han bygget op igjen de offerhauger som hans far Esekias hadde ødelagt, og reiste altere for Ba'al og gjorde et Astarte-billede, likesom Israels konge Akab hadde gjort, og han tilbad hele himmelens hær og dyrket den.
4 Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem vil jeg la mitt navn bo.
5 For hele himmelens hær bygget han altere i begge forgårdene til Herrens hus.
6 Han lot sin sønn gå gjennem ilden og gav sig av med å spå av skyene og å tyde varsler og fikk sig dødningemanere og sannsigere; han gjorde meget som var ondt i Herrens øine, så han vakte hans harme.
7 Og han satte det Astarte-billede han hadde gjort, i det hus hvorom Herren hadde sagt til David og hans sønn Salomo: I dette hus og i Jerusalem, som jeg har utvalgt blandt alle Israels stammer, vil jeg la mitt navn bo til evig tid,
8 og jeg vil ikke mere la Israel vandre hjemløs bort fra det land jeg gav deres fedre, så sant de bare gir akt på å gjøre alt det jeg har pålagt dem, efter hele den lov min tjener Moses gav dem.
9 Men de vilde ikke høre, og Manasse forførte dem, så de gjorde ennu mere ondt enn de hedningefolk som Herren hadde utryddet for Israels barn.
10 Da talte Herren ved sine tjenere profetene og sa:
11 Fordi Judas konge Manasse har gjort disse vederstyggelige ting - gjort det som er verre enn alt det amorittene som var før ham gjorde, og tilmed har forført Juda til synd med sine motbydelige avguder,
12 derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg fører ulykke over Jerusalem og Juda, så det skal ringe for begge ørene på hver den som hører om det.
13 Jeg vil utstrekke samme målesnor over Jerusalem som over Samaria og bruke samme vektlodd som mot Akabs hus, og jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem, likesom en tørker av et fat og når det er avtørket, snur op ned på det.
14 Og jeg vil støte fra mig levningen av min arv og overgi dem i deres fienders hånd, og de skal bli til bytte og rov for alle sine fiender,
15 fordi de har gjort hvad ondt er i mine øine, og egget mig til vrede fra den dag deres fedre gikk ut av Egypten og like til denne dag.
16 Manasse utøste også uskyldig blod i så stor mengde at han fylte Jerusalem dermed fra ende til ende, foruten den synd at han forførte Juda til å synde og gjøre hvad ondt var i Herrens øine.
17 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Manasse og om alt det han gjorde, og om den synd som han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
18 Og Manasse la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i haven til sitt hus, i Ussas have, og hans sønn Amon blev konge i hans sted.
19 Amon var to og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte to år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Mesullemet; hun var datter av Harus og var fra Jotba.
20 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom hans far Manasse hadde gjort.
21 Han vandret i alle deler på den vei hans far hadde vandret, og dyrket de motbydelige avguder hans far hadde dyrket, og tilbad dem.
22 Han forlot Herren, sine fedres Gud, og vandret ikke på Herrens vei.
23 Og Amons tjenere sammensvor sig mot ham og drepte kongen i hans hus.
24 Men landets folk slo ihjel alle dem som hadde sammensvoret sig mot kong Amon, og så gjorde de hans sønn Josias til konge i hans sted.
25 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Amon, om det han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
26 Han blev begravet i sin grav i Ussas have, og hans sønn Josias blev konge i hans sted.
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