Manasseh's reign.

1 ¶ Manassehº [was] twelveºº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and reignedºª fiftyº and fiveº yearsº in Jerusalem.º And his mother'sº nameº [was] Hephzibah.º 2 And he didºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º after the abominationsº of the heathen,º whom² the LORDº cast outºª beforeº² the childrenº of Israel.º

His great idolatry.

3 For he built upºª againºª² the high placesº which² Hezekiahº his fatherº had destroyed;ºª and he reared upºª altarsº for Baal,º and madeºª a grove,º as² didºª Ahabº kingº of Israel;º and worshippedºª all² the hostº of heaven,º and servedºª them. 4 And he builtºª altarsº in the houseº of the LORD,º of which² the LORDº said,ºª In Jerusalemº will I putºª² my name.º 5 And he builtºª altarsº for all² the hostº of heavenº in the twoº courtsº of the houseº of the LORD.º 6 And he made² his sonº pass¹ª through² the fire,º and observed times,ºª and used enchantments,ºª and dealtºª with familiar spiritsº and wizards:º he wroughtºª muchºª wickednessº in the sightº of the LORD,º to provoke [him] to anger.ºª 7 And he setºª² a graven imageº of the groveº that² he had madeºª in the house,º of which² the LORDº saidºª to² David,º and to² Solomonº his son,º In this² house,º and in Jerusalem,º which² I have chosenºª out of all²² tribesº of Israel,º will I putºª² my nameº for ever:º 8 Neither² will I make the feetº of Israelº moveºª any moreºª out of² the landº which² I gaveºª their fathers;º only² if² they will observeºª to doºª according to all² that² I have commandedºª them, and according to all² the lawº that² my servantº Mosesº commandedºª them. 9 But they hearkenedºª not:² and Manassehº seducedºª them to doºª² more evilº than² did the nationsº whom² the LORDº destroyedºª beforeº² the childrenº of Israel.º

His wickedness causeth prophecies against Judah.

10 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª byº his servantsº the prophets,º saying,ºª 11 Because²² Manassehº kingº of Judahº hath doneºª these² abominations,º [and] hath done wickedlyºª above all²² that² the Amoritesº did,ºª which² [were] beforeº him, and hath made² Judahº also² to sinºª with his idols:º 12 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº Godº of Israel,º Behold,² I [am] bringingºª [such] evilº upon² Jerusalemº and Judah,º that² whosoever² hearethºª of it, bothº his earsº shall tingle.ºª 13 And I will stretchºª over² Jerusalemº² the lineº of Samaria,º and the plummetº of the houseº of Ahab:º and I will wipeºª² Jerusalemº as² [a man] wipethºª² a dish,º wipingºª [it], and turningºª [it] upside down.º² 14 And I will forsakeºª² the remnantº of mine inheritance,º and deliverºª them into the handº of their enemies;ºª and they shall become² a preyº and a spoilº to all² their enemies;ºª 15 Because²² they have doneºª [that which was]² evilº in my sight,º and have² provoked¹ me to anger,ºª² since² the dayº their fathersº came forthºª out of Egypt,º² even unto² this² day.º 16 Moreover² Manassehº shedºª innocentº bloodº veryº much,ºª till²² he had filledºª² Jerusalemº from one endº to another;º beside his sinº²² wherewith² he made Judah¹ to sin,ºª²² in doingºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORD.º

Amon succeedeth him.

17 ¶ Now the restº of the actsº of Manasseh,º and all² that² he did,ºª and his sinº that² he sinned,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Judah?º 18 And Manassehº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and was buriedºª in the gardenº of his own house,º in the gardenº of Uzza:º and Amonº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

Amon's wicked reign.

19 ¶ Amonº [was] twentyº and twoº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª twoº yearsº in Jerusalem.º And his mother'sº nameº [was] Meshullemeth,º the daughterº of Haruzº of² Jotbah.º 20 And he didºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º as² his fatherº Manassehº did.ºª 21 And he walked¹ª² in all² the wayº that² his fatherº walked in,ºª and servedºª² the idolsº that² his fatherº served,ºª and worshippedºª them: 22 And he forsookºª² the LORDº Godº of his fathers,º and walkedºª not² in the wayº of the LORD.º

He being slain by his servants, and those murderers being slain by the people, Josiah is made king.

23 ¶ And the servantsº of Amonº conspiredºª against² him, and slewºª² the kingº in his own house.º 24 And the peopleº of the landº slewºª² all² them that had conspiredºª against² kingº Amon;º and the peopleº of the landº made² Josiahº his sonº kingºª in his stead.² 25 Now the restº of the actsº of Amonº which² he did,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Judah?º 26 And he was buriedºª in his sepulchreº in the gardenº of Uzza:º and Josiahº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²