2 Kings 21:12-15

12 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.

13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

14 I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hands of enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies;

15 they have done evil in my eyes and have aroused my anger from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until this day.”

2 Kings 21:12-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 21

In this chapter a short history is given of the two wicked reigns of Manasseh and Amon; Manasseh is charged with great idolatry, with enchantments and witchcrafts, and seducing the children of Israel, 2Ki 21:1-9 and a prophecy is given out of the destruction of Jerusalem for his sins, 2Ki 21:10-16, and an account is given of his death and burial, 2Ki 21:17,18, and of his son and successor Amon, and the evils committed by him, 2Ki 21:19-22 and of the conspiracy against his life, which succeeded, and Josiah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 21:23-26.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 23:26; 2 Kings 24:3; Jeremiah 15:4; Ezekiel 7:5
• 2. S 1 Samuel 3:11; Jeremiah 19:3
• 3. Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 34:11; Lamentations 2:8; Amos 7:7-9
• 4. 2 Kings 23:27
• 5. Psalms 78:58-60; Jeremiah 12:7; Jeremiah 23:33
• 6. 2 Kings 19:4; Ezra 9:8; Nehemiah 1:2; Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:21; Jeremiah 6:9; Jeremiah 40:15; Jeremiah 42:2; Jeremiah 44:7,28; Jeremiah 50:20; Micah 2:12
• 7. S Exodus 32:22
• 8. Jeremiah 25:7