Manasseh was twelve years old From hence to the end of ( 2 Chronicles 33:9 ) the same things are recorded, almost word for word, as in ( 2 Kings 21:1-9 ) , see the notes there. (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:1).
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
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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.
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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.
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He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
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He likewise built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of the LORD.