2 Chronicles 33:1

The Reign of Manasseh

1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 33:1

Manasseh was twelve years old
From hence to the end of ( 2 Chronicles 33:9 ) the same things are recorded, almost word for word, as in ( 2 Kings 21:1-9 ) , see the notes there. (See Gill on 2 Kings 21:1).

2 Chronicles 33:1 In-Context

1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to the detestable things of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the {Israelites}.

3 And {he rebuilt} the high places that Hezekiah his father broke down, and he set up altars for the Baals, made Asherahs, and bowed down to the host of heaven and served them.

4 And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, [of] which Yahweh had said, "In Jerusalem my name shall be forever."

5 And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.