2 Chronicles 33:10-11

Manasseh's Idolatry Rebuked

10 The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but ¹they paid no attention.

11 ²Therefore the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, ³bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 33:10-11 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. Nehemiah 9:29; Jeremiah 25:4
• 2. Deuteronomy 28:36
• 3. 2 Chronicles 36:6

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. thongs put through the nose