11Manasseh was twelve*yearsold when he becameking, and he reignedfifty-fiveyears in Jerusalem; and his mother'sname was Hephzibah.
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2He didevil in the sight of the LORD, 3according to the abominations of the nationswhom the LORDdispossessedbefore* the sons of Israel.
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For 4he rebuilt* the highplaceswhichHezekiah his father had destroyed; and 5he erectedaltars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahabking of Israel had done, and 6worshipedall the host of heaven and served them.
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7He builtaltars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "8In Jerusalem I will put My name."
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For he builtaltars for 9all the host of heaven in 10the twocourts of the house of the LORD.
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11He made his sonpass through the fire, 12practicedwitchcraft and useddivination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He didmuchevil in the sight of the LORDprovoking Him to anger.
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Then 13he set the carvedimage of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the LORDsaid to David and to his sonSolomon, "14In thishouse and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My nameforever.
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"And I 15will not make the feet of Israelwanderanymore from the landwhich I gave their fathers, ifonly they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servantMosescommanded them."
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But they did not listen, and Manasseh16seduced them to doevilmorethan the nationswhom the LORDdestroyedbefore* the sons of Israel.
The King's Idolatries Rebuked
10 Now the LORDspokethrough His servants the prophets, saying,