1 M anasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

¶ Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

2 B ut he did evil in the Lord’s sight, like the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the Gentiles, whom the LORD had cast out before the sons of Israel.

3 F or he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared altars for the Baals and made the Asherim and worshiped all the hosts of the heavens and served them.

For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah, his father, had broken down, and he raised up altars for the Baalim and made groves and worshipped all the host of the heavens and served them.

4 A lso he built altars in the Lord’s house, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall My Name be forever.

He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

5 H e built altars for all the hosts of the heavens in the two courts of the Lord’s house.

He likewise built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

6 A nd he burned his children as an offering in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and practiced soothsaying, augury, and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

And he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of the sons of Hinnom; he also observed times, used enchantments, and was given over to witchcraft, consulting with spiritists and with diviners; he multiplied in doing much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

7 A nd he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put My Name forever;

In addition to this, he set a graven image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen over all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever;

8 A nd I will no more remove Israel from the land which I appointed for your fathers, if they will only take heed to do all that I have commanded them, the whole law, the statutes, and the ordinances given through Moses.

neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers under the condition that they take, keep, and do all that I have commanded them, the whole law, the statutes and the rights by the hand of Moses.

9 S o Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the heathen whom the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

So Manasseh deceived Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to do more evil than the Gentiles, whom the LORD had destroyed before the sons of Israel.

10 T he Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they would not hearken.

And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they would not hearken.

11 S o the Lord brought against them the commanders of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks and in fetters and brought him to Babylon.

¶ Therefore, the LORD brought upon them the princes of the host of the king of Assyria who took Manasseh and bound him with fetters of brass and carried him to Babylon.

12 W hen he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

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

13 H e prayed to Him, and God, entreated by him, heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.

and when he prayed unto him, he was heard; for he heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

14 A nd he built an outer wall to the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and ran it around Ophel, raising it to a very great height; and he put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Now after, this he built the wall outside the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entrance of the fish gate, and fenced Ophel and raised it up to a very great height and put captains of the army in all the fenced cities of Judah.

15 A nd he took away the foreign gods and the idol out of the house of the Lord and all the altars that he had built on the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city.

Likewise, 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.

16 A nd he restored the Lord’s altar and sacrificed on it offerings of peace and of thanksgiving; and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.

And he repaired the altar of the LORD and sacrificed upon it sacrifices of peace and of praise and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

17 Y et the people still sacrificed in the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.

18 N ow the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

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

19 H is prayer and how God heard him, and all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and graven images before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers.

His prayer also and how he was heard, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places upon which he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he humbled himself; behold, these things are written among the words of the seers.

20 S o Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. And Amon his son reigned in his stead.

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon, his son, reigned in his stead.

21 A mon was twenty-two years old when he began his two-year reign in Jerusalem.

¶ Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

22 B ut he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father; for Amon sacrificed to all the images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them,

But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done, for Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh, his father, had made, and served them.

23 A nd he did not humble himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father did; but Amon trespassed and became more and more guilty.

But he never humbled himself before the LORD as Manasseh, his father, humbled himself; to the contrary Amon multiplied the guilt.

24 A nd his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house.

And his slaves conspired against him and slew him in his own house.

25 B ut the people of the land slew all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his stead.

But the people of the land slew all those that had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah, his son, king in his stead.