^2 (A)He did evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(B)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Israel. ³ For ^(C)he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and ^(D)he erected altars for Baal and made an ^[a]Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and ^(E)worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. ^4 (F)He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “^(G)In Jerusalem I will put My name.” ⁵ For he built altars for ^(H)all the host of heaven in ^(I)the two courts of the house of the Lord. ^6 (J)He made his son pass through the fire, ^(K)practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger.

¹¹ “^(A)Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, ^(B)having done wickedly more than all the Amorites did who were before him, and ^(C)has also made Judah sin ^(D)with his idols;

^16 (A)Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin ^(B)with which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord.