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2 Kings 21
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2 Kings 21
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Manasseh King of Judah(A)(B)
21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.(C) 2 He did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices(E) of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places(F) his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal(G) and made an Asherah pole,(H) as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts(I) and worshiped them. 4 He built altars(J) in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”(K) 5 In the two courts(L) of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6 He sacrificed his own son(M) in the fire, practiced divination,(N) sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists.(O) He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing(P) his anger.
7 He took the carved Asherah pole(Q) he had made and put it in the temple,(R) of which the Lord 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(S) forever. 8 I will not again(T) make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses(U) gave them.” 9 But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil(V) than the nations(W) the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
10 The Lord said through his servants the prophets: 11 “Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil(X) than the Amorites(Y) who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols.(Z) 12 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster(AA) on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.(AB) 13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line(AC) used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe(AD) out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 I will forsake(AE) the remnant(AF) of my inheritance and give them into the hands of enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies; 15 they have done evil(AG) in my eyes and have aroused(AH) my anger from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until this day.”
16 Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood(AI) that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah(AJ) to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
17 As for the other events of Manasseh’s reign, and all he did, including the sin he committed, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 18 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden,(AK) the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
Amon King of Judah(AL)
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20 He did evil(AM) in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. 21 He followed completely the ways of his father, worshiping the idols his father had worshiped, and bowing down to them. 22 He forsook(AN) the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk(AO) in obedience to him.
23 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated(AP) the king in his palace. 24 Then the people of the land killed(AQ) all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah(AR) his son king in his place.
25 As for the other events of Amon’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden(AS) of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.
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Manaše, kralj Jude
(2 Ljet 33,1-20)
21 Manaše je imao dvanaest godina kad je postao kralj i vladao je u Jeruzalemu pedeset i pet godina. Majka mu se zvala Hefsiba. 2 Činio je zlo pred BOGOM, povodeći se za odvratnim običajima naroda koje je BOG protjerao pred Izraelcima. 3 Obnovio je svetišta lažnih bogova koja je bio porušio njegov otac Ezekija. Izgradio je žrtvenike za boga Baala i napravio lik božice Ašere, kao što je svojevremeno bio učinio i izraelski kralj Ahab. Klanjao se svim sazviježđima i štovao ih. 4 Podigao je poganske žrtvenike u BOŽJEM Hramu za koji je BOG rekao: »U Jeruzalemu ću nastaniti svoje ime.« 5 U oba je dvorišta BOŽJEGA Hrama napravio žrtvenike svim sazviježđima. 6 Svog je sina spalio u vatri kao žrtvu. Bavio se proricanjem budućnosti i gatanjem, savjetovao se s prizivačima duhova i vračevima. Činio je mnogo zla pred BOGOM i tako izazivao njegov bijes.
7 Dao je napraviti lik božice Ašere i postavio ga u Hram, za koji je BOG rekao Davidu i njegovom sinu Salomonu: »U ovaj Hram i u Jeruzalem, koji sam odabrao između svih Izraelovih plemena, stavit ću svoje ime zauvijek. 8 Više neću tjerati Izraelce da lutaju izvan ove zemlje koju sam dao njihovim precima. Samo neka pažljivo izvršavaju sve što sam im zapovjedio i drže se Zakona koji im je predao moj sluga Mojsije.«
9 No narod nije slušao. Manaše ih je naveo da čine više zla od naroda koje je BOG bio uništio pred Izraelcima.
10 BOG je govorio preko svojih slugu proroka: 11 »Judejski je kralj Manaše počinio sve ove gnjusobe i učinio više zla nego svi Amorejci prije njega. Štovanjem idola naveo je Judejce na grijeh. 12 Stoga, Izraelov BOG poručuje: ‘Donosim takvo zlo na Jeruzalem i Judu da će svakom tko za to čuje zvoniti u ušima. 13 Rastegnut ću preko Jeruzalema isto mjerno uže[a] kao što sam rastegnuo preko Samarije i isti visak[b] kao nad Ahabovom vladarskom kućom. Izbrisat ću Jeruzalem kao što čovjek obriše posudu i odloži je naopačke. 14 Odbacit ću ostatak svog naroda i predati ih njihovim neprijateljima. Bit će im izloženi na milost i nemilost, kao ratni plijen. 15 Jer, od dana kad su njihovi preci izašli iz Egipta pa sve do danas, činili su zlo preda mnom i izazivali moj bijes.’«
16 Manaše je prolio toliko krvi nevinih ljudi da je njome natopio cijeli Jeruzalem. Osim toga, navodio je Judejce na grijeh tako da su činili zlo pred BOGOM.
17 Ostala Manašeova djela, sve što je radio, kao i grijeh koji je počinio, zapisani su u knjizi Povijest judejskih kraljeva. 18 Manaše je umro i sahranjen je sa svojim precima u Uzinom vrtu[c] unutar kraljevske palače. Njegov je sin Amon postao sljedeći kralj.
Amon, kralj Jude
(2 Ljet 33,21-25)
19 Amon je imao dvadeset i dvije godine kad je postao kralj i vladao je u Jeruzalemu dvije godine. Majka mu se zvala Mešulemet i bila je kći Harusa iz Jotbe. 20 Činio je zlo pred BOGOM kao i njegov otac Manaše. 21 Sve je činio kao i njegov otac. Štovao je i služio iste lažne bogove. 22 Zapostavio je BOGA svojih predaka i nije živio kako BOG zapovijeda.
23 Amonove su se sluge urotili protiv njega i ubili ga u njegovom vlastitom domu. 24 No narod je pobio sve koji su se urotili protiv kralja Amona i postavio njegovog sina Jošiju za kralja.
25 Ostala su Amonova djela zapisana u knjizi Povijest judejskih kraljeva. 26 Sahranjen je u svojoj grobnici u Uzinom vrtu. Njegov je sin Jošija postao sljedeći kralj.
Footnotes
- 21,13 isto mjerno uže U prenesenom značenju: Jeruzalem će snaći ista sudbina kao i Samariju. Mjerno uže je građevinsko pomagalo za određivanje ravnine.
- 21,13 isti visak U prenesenom značenju: judejske će vladare snaći ista sudbina kao i Ahabovu obitelj. Visak je građevinsko pomagalo za određivanje ravnine.
- 21,18 Uzin vrt Ne zna se po kojem Uzi su nazvali vrt. Možda po čovjeku koji je prethodno bio vlasnik vrta ili po kralju Uzi.
2 Kings 21
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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
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