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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) Manasseh of Judah was the king of Judah and only son and successor of Hezekiah . He was twelve years old when he began to reign ( 2 Kings 21:1). Albright has dated his reign to 687 - 642 BC , while Thiele offers the dates 687 - 643 BC . Though he reigned so long, yet comparatively little is known of this king. His reign was a continuation of that of Ahaz , both in religion and national polity. He early fell under the influence of the anti- Yahweh court faction, and his reign was characterized by a relapse into idolatry with all its vices, showing that the reformation under his father had been to a large extent only superficial ( Isaiah 7:10; 2 Kings 21:10-15). A systematic and persistent attempt was made, and all too successfully, to banish the worship of Jehovah out of the land, which was opposed by faithful prophets ( Isaiah , Micah ). But their fidelity only aroused bitter hatred, and a period of cruel persecution against all the friends of the old religion began. There is an old Jewish tradition that Isaiah was put to death at this time (2 Kings 21:16; 24:3, 4; Jeremiah 2:30), having been sawn asunder in the trunk of a tree. Psalms 49, 73, 77, 140, and 141 seem to express the feelings of the pious amid the fiery trials of this great persecution. Manasseh has been called the "Nero of Palestine." Esarhaddon , Sennacherib 's successor on the Assyrian throne, who had his residence in Babylon for thirteen years (the only Assyrian monarch who ever reigned in Babylon), took Manasseh prisoner ( 681 BC ) to Babylon. (For a suggested modification of their chronologies refer to Esarhaddon and Hezekiah .) Such captive kings were usually treated with great cruelty. They were brought before the conqueror with a hook or ring passed through their lips or their jaws, having a cord attached to it, by which they were led. This is referred to in 2 Chronicles 33:11, where the Authorized Version reads that Esarhaddon "took Manasseh among the thorns;" while the Revised Version renders the words, "took Manasseh in chains;" or literally, as in the margin, "with hooks." (Compare 2 Kings 19:28.) The severity of Manasseh's imprisonment brought him to repentance. According to the Biblical account, God heard his cry, and he was restored to his kingdom (2 Chr. 33:11-13). He abandoned his idolatrous ways, and enjoined the people to worship Jehovah; but there was no thorough reformation.¹ After a lengthened reign extending through fifty-five years, the longest in the history of Judah, he died, and was buried in the garden of Uzza, the "garden of his own house" (2 Kings 21:17, 18; 2 Chr. 33:20), and not in the city of David, among his ancestors.²

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Manasseh ( Name 1 ; ; ) was a king of the Kingdom of Judah . He was the only son of Hezekiah with Hephzi-bah . He became king at an age 12 years and reigned for 55 years. ( 2 Kings 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1 ) Edwin Thiele has concluded that he commenced his reign as co-regent with his father Hezekiah in 697/696 BC, with his sole reign beginning in 687/686 BC and continuing until his death in 643/642 BC. Albright has dated his reign from 687 – 642 BC. Manasseh was the first king of Judah who would not have had a direct experience of a Kingdom of Israel , which had been destroyed by the Assyrians in c. 720 BC and most of its population deported. He re-instituted pagan worship and reversed the religious reforms made by his father Hezekiah; for which he is condemned by several religious texts. ( 2 Kings 21:2–16 ; 2 Chronicles 33:2–19 ) He was married to Meshullemeth , daughter of Haruz of Jotbah , and they had a son Amon , who succeeded him as king of Judah upon his death. After a reign of 55 years (for 10 of which he was co-regent with his father), the longest in the history of Judah, he died in c. 643 BC and was buried in the garden of Uzza , the "garden of his own house" ( 2 Kings 21:17–18 ; 2 Chronicles 33:20 ), and not in the City of David , among his ancestors.

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Manasseh ( / m ə ˈ n æ s ə / ; Name 1 ; ; ) was a king of the Kingdom of Judah . He was the only son of Hezekiah with Hephzibah . He became king at an age of 12 and reigned for 55 years ( 2 Kings 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1 ). Edwin Thiele has concluded that he commenced his reign as co-regent with his father Hezekiah in 697/696 BC, with his sole reign beginning in 687/686 BC and continuing until his death in 643/642 BC. Albright has dated his reign from 687–642 BC. Manasseh was the first king of Judah who would not have had a direct experience with the Kingdom of Israel , which had been destroyed by the Assyrians in c. 720 BC and much of its population deported. He re-instituted pagan worship and reversed the religious reforms made by his father Hezekiah; for which he is condemned by several religious texts. He was married to Meshullemeth , daughter of Haruz of Jotbah , and they had a son Amon , who succeeded him as king of Judah upon his death. After a reign of 55 years (for 10 of which he was co-regent with his father), the longest in the history of Judah, he died in c. 643 BC and was buried in the garden of Uzza , the "garden of his own house" ( 2 Kings 21:17–18 ; 2 Chronicles 33:20 ), and not in the City of David , among his ancestors. The biblical account of Manasseh is found in II Kings 21:1-18 and II Chronicles 32:33-33:20. He is also mentioned in Jeremiah 15:4.

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Manasseh ( / m ə ˈ n æ s ə / ) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah . He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and his mother Hephzibah ( 2 Kings 21:1 ). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years ( 2 Kings 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1 ). The biblical account of Manasseh is found in 2 Kings 21:1–18 and 2 Chronicles 32:33–33:20 . He is also mentioned in Jeremiah 15:4 , where the prophet Jeremiah predicts "four forms of destruction" for the people of Judah because of the evil done by Manasseh in Judah. Manasseh was the first king of Judah who was not contemporary with the northern kingdom of Israel , which had been destroyed by the Assyrians in c. 720 BC, with much of its population deported. He re-instituted polytheistic worship and reversed the religious changes made by his father Hezekiah, for which he is condemned by several biblical texts. He was married to Meshullemeth , daughter of Haruz of Jotbah , and they had a son Amon , who succeeded him as king of Judah upon his death. Hezekiah, Manasseh and Amon are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew's gospel . After a reign of 55 years, the longest in the history of Judah, he died in c. 643 BC and was buried in the garden of Uzza, the "garden of his own house" ( 2 Kings 21:17–18 ; 2 Chronicles 33:20 ), and not in the City of David , among his ancestors. The biblical narratives both report Manasseh's accession to the throne at the time of his father's death. However, Seventh day-Adventist writer Edwin Thiele has concluded that he commenced his reign as co-regent with his father Hezekiah in 697/696 BC, with the co-regency lasting 12 years and his sole reign beginning in 687/686 BC and continuing until his death in 643/642 BC. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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Fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah For other people with the same name, see Manasseh (disambiguation) . Manasseh ( / m ə ˈ n æ s ə / ; Hebrew : מְנַשֶּׁה ‎ Mənaššé , "Forgetter"; Menasî [ me-na-si-i ]; Manasses ; ) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah . He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and his mother Hephzibah ( 2 Kings 21:1 ). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years ( 2 Kings 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1 ).

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Fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah For other people with the same name, see Manasseh (disambiguation) . Manasseh ( / m ə ˈ n æ s ə / ; Hebrew : מְנַשֶּׁה ‎ Mənaššé ; Akkadian : 𒈨𒈾𒋛𒄿 Menasî [ me-na-si-i ]; Ancient Greek : Μανασσῆς Manasses ; Latin : Manasses ) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah . He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and Hephzibah ( 2 Kings 21:1 ). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years ( 2 Kings 21:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1 ).

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