2 Chronicles 33:11

Contextual Overview

¹¹So he brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. ¹¹ Therefore the LORD brought on them the captains of the host of the king of Ashshur, who took Menashsheh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Bavel. ¹¹ Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. ¹¹ Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. ¹¹ So the Lord brought the king of Assyria's army commanders to attack Judah. They captured Manasseh, put hooks in him, placed bronze chains on his hands, and took him to Babylon. ¹¹ So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon. ¹¹So the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks [through his nose or cheeks] and bound him with bronze [chains] and took him to Babylon.¹¹ Therefore the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains, and led him to Babylon.¹¹ Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. ¹¹ Wherefore the Lorde brought vpon them the captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur, which tooke Manasseh and put him in fetters, & bound him in chaines, & caryed him to Babel.

Bible Verse Review
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the Lord: Deuteronomy 28:36, Job 36:8

the captains: Isaiah 10:8, Isaiah 36:9

of the king: Heb. which were the king's, Nehemiah 9:32, Nehemiah 9:37, Isaiah 5:26-30, Isaiah 7:18-20

among the thorns: The word bachochim may possibly here signify with fetters or chains, as the kindred word chachim denotes, Ezekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:9. The Syriac and Arabic have alive, probably reading bechayim. 1 Samuel 13:6, Lamentations 3:7

bound him: 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Kings 25:6, Job 36:8-11, Psalms 107:10-14

fetters: or, chains

Reciprocal: Judges 16:21 - bound him 2 Kings 14:9 - The thistle 2 Kings 14:13 - took Amaziah 2 Kings 17:24 - Babylon 2 Kings 20:18 - thy sons 2 Kings 24:2 - the Lord 2 Kings 25:7 - bound him 1 Chronicles 5:26 - stirred up 1 Chronicles 9:1 - carried 2 Chronicles 6:38 - pray toward 2 Chronicles 15:6 - God 2 Chronicles 21:16 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 25:23 - took Amaziah 2 Chronicles 28:5 - delivered him 2 Chronicles 33:19 - his prayer also 2 Chronicles 34:21 - that are left 2 Chronicles 36:17 - he brought Ezra 6:22 - the king Job 5:5 - the thorns Job 12:18 - General Job 36:9 - he Psalms 31:22 - nevertheless Psalms 102:20 - to loose Psalms 116:16 - thou hast Proverbs 5:12 - and my Isaiah 3:8 - Jerusalem Isaiah 7:17 - bring upon Isaiah 7:19 - in the holes Isaiah 23:13 - the Assyrian Isaiah 28:22 - lest Isaiah 39:7 - of thy sons Jeremiah 4:29 - they shall go Jeremiah 39:5 - Chaldeans' Jeremiah 50:17 - first Jeremiah 52:9 - they took Lamentations 3:55 - General Ezekiel 17:20 - I will spread Daniel 4:37 - those that walk Jonah 2:1 - prayed Micah 4:10 - shalt thou Micah 5:6 - the Assyrian Zephaniah 3:7 - howsoever Luke 15:14 - arose 1 Timothy 2:8 - pray

Cross-References

Genesis 30:43
The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 30:43
And the man became exceedingly rich and had large flocks, female slaves, male slaves, camels, and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
In this way Jacob became very rich. He had large flocks, many male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
So Jacob became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks [of sheep and goats], and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
So the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
So the man encreased exceedingly, and had many flockes, and maide seruantes, and men seruants, and camels and asses.

Genesis 30:43
So the man spread out exceedingly and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 30:43
Jacob soon became rich and successful. He owned many sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of slaves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria,.... Who was Esarhaddon, the son and successor of Sennacherib; this, according to the Jewish chronology f, was in the twenty second year of Manasseh's reign:

which took Manasseh among the thorns; in a thicket of briers and thorns, where, upon his defeat, he had hid himself; a fit emblem of the afflictions and troubles his sins brought him into:

and bound him with fetters; hands and feet; with chains of brass, as the Targum, such as Zedekiah was bound with, 2 Kings 25:7, not chains of gold, with which Mark Antony bound a king of Armenia, for the sake of honour g:

and carried him to Babylon; for now the king of Assyria was become master of that city, and added it to his monarchy, and made it the seat of his residence; at least some times that and sometimes Nineveh, Merodachbaladan being dead, or conquered; though, according to Suidas h, it was he that took Manasseh; and by an Arabic writer i, he is said to be carried to Nineveh.

f Seder Olam Rabba, c. 24. p. 67. g Vell. Patercul. Hist. Roman. l. 2. h In voce μανασσης. i Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 3. p. 67. So Suidas, ib.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Assyrian monuments contain no record of this expedition; but there can be little doubt that it fell into the reign of Esarhaddon (2 Kings 19:37 note), who reigned at least thirteen years. Esarhaddon mentions Manasseh among his tributaries; and he was the only king of Assyria who, from time to time, held his court at Babylon.

Among the thorns - Translate - “ with rings;” and see 2 Kings 19:28 note.