2 Chronicles 33:11-14

11 So the LORD brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.

12 In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

13 And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

14 Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

2 Chronicles 33:11-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 33

This chapter gives an account of the reign of Manasseh, of his idolatries and impieties, 2Ch 33:1-10, of his captivity, humiliation, repentance, and reformation, 2Ch 33:11-17 of his last end, death, and burial, 2Ch 33:18-20 and of the wicked reign of Amon his son, and of his death by his servants, 2Ch 33:21-25.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 28:36
• 2. S 2 Kings 19:28; Isaiah 37:29; Ezekiel 29:4; Ezekiel 38:4; Amos 4:2
• 3. Psalms 149:8
• 4. S 2 Chronicles 6:37; 2 Chronicles 32:26; 1 Peter 5:6
• 5. S 1 Kings 1:33
• 6. Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 12:39; Zephaniah 1:10
• 7. 2 Chronicles 27:3; Nehemiah 3:26