Death of Manasseh(A)

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of (B)the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the [a]book of the kings of Israel. 19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built [b]high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of [c]Hozai. 20 (C)So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:18 Lit. words
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 Places for pagan worship
  3. 2 Chronicles 33:19 LXX the seers

18 The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.[a] 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled(A) himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.[b](B) 20 Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried(C) in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai