Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
2 Kings 21:9
Verse 2 Kings 21:9. Seduced them to do more evil] He did all he could to pervert the national character, and totally destroy the worship of the true God; and he succeeded.
Verse 2 Kings 21:9. Seduced them to do more evil] He did all he could to pervert the national character, and totally destroy the worship of the true God; and he succeeded.
During the long reign of Manasseh idolatry in all manner of varied forms took a hold upon the Jewish people such as had never been known before. Compare Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 7:31; Ezekiel 23:37;...
4. MANASSEH AND AMON CHAPTER 21 _ 1. Manasseh's reign of wickedness (2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1)_ 2. The word of the LORD against it (2 Kings 21:10) 3. Manasseh's end ...
REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON. The fact that the reformation begun by Hezekiah was so thoroughly undone at his death, and that his son was able to reign undisturbed for fifty-five years, proves that his...
SEDUCED. Not said of any previous king. Compare Jeremiah 15:4. DO MORE EVIL. do the evil more....
_Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than &c._ R.V. TO DO THAT WHICH IS EVIL MORE THAN, &c. The R.V. represents the Hebrew more closely. The phrase in Chronicles is -to err _and_to do worse than the...
I. THE REPROBATION AND REPENTANCE OF MANASSEH 21:1-18 Considering the length of his reign, very little is known about Manasseh. After a brief and somewhat general introduction to his reign (2 Kings 21...
_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._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON 3. The high places, etc.] Manasseh not only restored the country sanctuaries which had been destroyed by Hezekiah as seats of corruption (see 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 18:2...
MANASSEH SEDUCED THEM] The evil example of Manasseh and his court had a worse effect upon the people at large than that of any previous Judæan king, so that at a much later date the prophet Jeremiah d...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 21 MANASSEH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 55 y...
SEDUCED THEM. — _Led them astray._ Chronicles renders the same verb _made them to err._ TO DO MORE EVIL. — To _do the evil more..._ The LXX. _adds:_ “in the eyes of Jehovah.” The idolatry of Judah was...
וְ לֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַ יַּתְעֵ֤ם מְנַשֶּׁה֙ לַ
MANASSEH B.C. 686-641 2 KINGS 21:1 "Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, That frameth mischief by statute? They gather themselves in troops against the soul of the righteous,...
AN EVIL LEADER'S TERRIBLE INFLUENCE 2 Kings 21:1 It seems incredible that the good Hezekiah should have had such a son; but the young prince was evidently under the power of that reactionary party wh...
Here we have the story of reaction. It manifested itself in two reigns, both utterly evil, Manasseh's, lasting fifty- five years, and Amon's, lasting two years. The story of Manasseh's sin was not mer...
_More, because they had received more favours and instructions from above. (Worthington)_...
I bring the whole of a life so flagitious as that of Manasseh within one point of view, both for the sake of shortness, and for gathering all the instruction it affords before the Reader at once. But...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
When Hezekiah died at the age of fifty-four, his son was but twelve years old. Beguiled himself, Manasseh seduced the people, who were but too willing to commit greater iniquity than the nations who k...
BUT THEY HEARKENED NOT,.... To the voice of God in his law by Moses, and were not obedient to it: AND MANASSEH SEDUCED THEM TO DO MORE EVIL THAN DID THE NATIONS WHOM THE LORD DESTROYED BEFORE THE CHI...
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. Ver. 9. _But they hearkened not._] Nothing is more stupid...
_Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations,_ &c. Partly, because they were not contented with those idols which the Canaanites worshipped, but either invented, or borrowed from other nati...
[MANASSEH WICKED.] 1 Manasseh his reigne. 3 His great idolatrie. 10 His wickednesse causeth prophecies against Iudah. 17 Amon succeedeth him. 19 Amons wicked reigne. 23 Hee being slaine by his s...
But they hearkened not, namely, to the warning condition of Jehovah. AND MANASSEH SEDUCED THEM TO DO MORE EVIL THAN DID THE NATIONS WHOM THE LORD DESTROYED BEFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, they exceeded...
Manasseh's Reign...
MANASSEH'S WICKED REIGN (vv.1-18) Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to reign, therefore he was born three years after Hezekiah's sickness and recovery. But in contrast to his father, he was th...
1-9 Young persons generally desire to become their own masters, and to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most part, ruins their future comfort, and causes mischief to other...
Partly because they were not contented with those idols which the Canaanites worshipped, but either themselves invented, or they borrowed from other nations, many new idols and kinds of idolatry; and...
2 Kings 21:9 attention H8085 (H8804) Manasseh H4519 seduced H8582 (H8686) do H6213 (H8800) evil H7451 nations...
SUMMARY OF HIS EVIL LIFE (2 KINGS 21:3). The full evil of the life of Manasseh is brought out by a detailed description of all the abominations that he committed (2 Kings 21:3), followed by two summar...
CONTENTS: Evil reigns of Manasseh and Amon in Judah. CHARACTERS: God, Manasseh, Amon. CONCLUSION: Those have much to answer for who not only are wicked themselves but help to make others so. 2 Kings...
2 Kings 21:1. _Manasseh was twelve years old._ He was the sixteenth king of Judah, ruined in his education, it would seem, by some apostate priests. These tutors ruined the church also, and ruined the...
_Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign._ MANASSEH The narratives of the Old Testament are not to be read as mere matters of history, but as records of the providential dispensations of...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 21:1 Manasseh and Amon. Even through the bad times, the Lord has been faithful to Judah because of his promise to David. Throughout chs. 2 Kings 16:1
MANASSEH: THE REIGN OF TERROR IN JERUSALEM CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 21:1. MANASSEH WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD, &c.—Born, therefore, three years after his father’s recovery. His reign was t...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 21:1 THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON. 2 KINGS 21:1 THE REIGN OF MA
Now Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign (2 Kings 21:1), Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah, and here is something that I think is interesting for speculation. Would it have been better...
1 Kings 14:16; 2 Chronicles 33:9; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Daniel 9:10;...
More evil — Partly, because they were not contented with those idols which the Canaanites worshipped, but either invented, or borrowed from other nations many new idols, and partly, because as their l...