2 Chronicles 33:20

20 Manasseh died and was buried in his palace. Then Manasseh's son Amon became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 33:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 20-25. So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him
in his own house
That is, in the garden of his house, (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:18); there; to which may be added, that the Jews F19 in later times buried in a garden; though it was the custom of the ancients, both Greeks F20 and Romans F21, to bury the dead in their own houses; hence sprung the worship of the Lares and Penates, the household gods: from hence to the end of the chapter is the same with ( 2 Kings 21:18-26 ) .

(See Gill on 2 Kings 21:18) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:19) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:20) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:21) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:22) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:23) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:24) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:25) (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:26)


FOOTNOTES:

F19 Cippi Heb. p. 43.
F20 Plato in Minoe.
F21 Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. 5. "praeterea si nova", & in l. 6. "sedibus hunc refer"

2 Chronicles 33:20 In-Context

18 The other things Manasseh did as king, his prayer to his God, and what the seers said to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel -- all are recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.
19 Manasseh's prayer and God's pity for him, his sins, his unfaithfulness, the places he built for worshiping gods and the Asherah idols before he humbled himself -- all are written in the book of the seers.
20 Manasseh died and was buried in his palace. Then Manasseh's son Amon became king in his place.
21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for two years in Jerusalem.
22 He did what the Lord said was wrong, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the carved idols Manasseh had made.
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