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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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2 Chronicles 33:2

Manasseh did what the Lord said was wrong. He followed the terrible and sinful ways of the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land before the Israelites.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Manasseh;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Canaan, Land of;   Heathen;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Manasseh (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Manasseh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apostasy;   Manasseh (3);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Yisra'el.
King James Version
But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
English Standard Version
And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
New Century Version
He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the hateful things the nations had done—the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land ahead of the Israelites.
New English Translation
He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.
Amplified Bible
But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, like the repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons (descendants) of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
He did evil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.
World English Bible
He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, like the abominations of the heathen, who the Lorde had cast out before the children of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
Contemporary English Version
Manasseh disobeyed the Lord by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, following the disgusting practices of the nations whom Adonai had expelled ahead of the people of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LOAD, according to the works of the nations which the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
Good News Translation
Following the disgusting practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to the detestable things of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.
Literal Translation
And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had driven out from before the sons of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and dyd that which was euell in the sighte of the LORDE (euen after the abominacions of the Heythen, whom the LORDE expelled before the children of Israel) and turned backe,
American Standard Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde, like vnto the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the nations, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
But did that which was euil in the sight of the Lord, like vnto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe he dide yuel bifor the Lord bi abhomynaciouns of hethene men, whiche the Lord destriede bifor the sones of Israel.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, after the disgusting behaviors of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the sons of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
But did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, like the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
New King James Version
But he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
New Living Translation
He did what was evil in the Lord 's sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
New Life Bible
He did what was bad in the eyes of the Lord. He did the hated things of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the sons of Israel.
New Revised Standard
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,-according to the abominable ways of the nations, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all the abominations of the nations, which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel:
Revised Standard Version
He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did evil in the sight of the LORD according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel.

Contextual Overview

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king of Judah. He was king for 55 years in Jerusalem. 2 Manasseh did what the Lord said was wrong. He followed the terrible and sinful ways of the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land before the Israelites. 3 Manasseh rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down. Manasseh built altars for the Baal gods and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to the constellations and worshiped those groups of stars. 4 Manasseh built altars for false gods in the Lord 's Temple. The Lord said about the Temple, "My name will be in Jerusalem forever." 5 He built altars for all the groups of stars in the two yards of the Lord 's Temple. 6 He also burned his own children for a sacrifice in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He also used magic by doing soothsaying, divination, and sorcery. He talked with mediums and wizards. He did many things that the Lord said were evil and made him angry. 7 Manasseh also made a statue of an idol and put it in God's Temple—the very same Temple that God had talked about to David and his son Solomon. God had said, "I will put my name in this house and in Jerusalem—the city that I chose from all the cities in all the tribes—and my name will be there forever! 8 I will not continue to keep the Israelites off the land that I chose to give to their ancestors. But they must obey everything I commanded them. The Israelites must obey all the laws, rules, and commands that I gave Moses to give to them." 9 Manasseh encouraged the people of Judah and the people living in Jerusalem to do wrong. They were worse than the nations that were in the land before the Israelites—and the Lord destroyed those people. 10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they refused to listen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

like unto: 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 36:14, Leviticus 18:24-30, Leviticus 20:22, Leviticus 20:23, Deuteronomy 12:31, Deuteronomy 18:9, Deuteronomy 18:14, 2 Kings 17:11, 2 Kings 17:15, 2 Kings 21:2, 2 Kings 21:9, Ezra 9:14, Psalms 106:35-40, Ezekiel 11:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:24 - do after Deuteronomy 27:15 - an abomination Judges 2:11 - did evil 1 Samuel 15:19 - didst evil 1 Kings 21:26 - according to 2 Kings 16:3 - according 2 Chronicles 33:9 - to do worse Ezra 9:11 - The land Psalms 106:36 - And Ecclesiastes 2:21 - whose Matthew 7:8 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 29:30
So Jacob had sexual relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Genesis 37:3
Joseph was born at a time when his father Israel was very old, so Israel loved him more than he loved his other sons. Jacob gave him a special coat, which was long and very beautiful.
Malachi 3:17
The Lord said, "They belong to me. I will be kind to them. Parents are very kind to their children who obey them. In the same way I will be kind to my followers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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