11Manasseh was twelve*yearsold when he becameking, and he reignedfifty-fiveyears in Jerusalem.
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2He didevil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nationswhom the LORDdispossessedbefore* the sons of Israel.
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For 3he rebuilt* the highplaceswhichHezekiah his father had brokendown; 4he also erectedaltars for the Baals and madeAsherim, and worshipedall the host of heaven and served them.
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5He builtaltars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, "My name shall be 6in Jerusalemforever."
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For he builtaltars for all the host of heaven in 7the twocourts of the house of the LORD.
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8He made his sonspass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom*; and he practicedwitchcraft, useddivination, practicedsorcery and 9dealt with mediums and spiritists. He didmuchevil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
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Then he put10the carvedimage of the idolwhich he had made in the house of God, of whichGod had said to David and to Solomon his son, "11In 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 will not againremove the foot of Israel from the land12which I have appointed for your fathers, ifonly they will observe to doall that I have commanded them according to all the law, the statutes and the ordinances given throughMoses."
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Thus ManassehmisledJudah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to domoreevilthan the nationswhom the LORDdestroyedbefore* the sons of Israel.