2 Chronicles 33:11 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

The evil of Manasseh and Amon (33:1-25)Manasseh receives the full blame for destroying all the good work that his father had done. Over his long reign of fifty-five years he dragged the nation down to its lowest spiritual condition ever. Although he made a brief attempt at reform towards the end of his life, he could not undo the damage of the previous half a century. Nor was any king after him able to reform Judah sufficiently to save it from judgment. Like Israel, Judah would go into... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 33:11

captains = princes. See note on "Gezer", 1 Kings 9:15-17 . the king of Assyria. Esar-haddon. among the thorns = with hooks, or rings. A monument has been found showing this king Esar-haddon leading two captives with hooks or rings through their lips. And in an inscription he says: "I transported (from Syria) into Assyria men and women innumerable . . . I counted among the vassals of my realm twelve kings of Syria, beyond the mountains, Balou king of Tyre, Manasseh king of Judah". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:11

THE CAPTIVITY OF MANASSEH IN BABYLON BY ASSYRIAN KINGS"Wherefore Jehovah brought upon 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. And when he was in distress he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem, unto his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:11

11. the captains of the host of the king of Assyria—This king was Esar-haddon. After having devoted the first years of his reign to the consolidation of his government at home, he turned his attention to repair the loss of the tributary provinces west of the Euphrates, which, on the disaster and death of Sennacherib, had taken the opportunity of shaking off the Assyrian yoke. Having overrun Palestine and removed the remnant that were left in the kingdom of Israel, he despatched his generals,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

N. Manasseh 33:1-20Manasseh was one of the few examples of an evil Judean king who became good. Nevertheless his many years of wickedness made captivity inevitable for Judah (2 Kings 23:26; Jeremiah 15:4)."Manasseh’s acts are . . . a calculated attempt to throw off the lordship of Yahweh, to claim independence from the Covenant, to drive him from the land which he had given Israel." [Note: McConville, p. 250.] "If Manasseh had searched the Scriptures for practices that would most anger the Lord... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

The Reign of ManassehThis chapter repeats, with certain omissions, 2 Kings 21 but the section 2 Chronicles 33:11-17, relating the captivity in Babylon, repentance, and release of Manasseh, is supplementary to the account in 2 Ki.6. Observed times] RV ’practised augury’: perhaps, as the original suggests, by watching the motions of clouds.8. So that] RV ’if only’: God’s promises to Israel were conditional upon its obedience.11. Among the thorns] RM ’with hooks’: a monument still exists which... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 33:11

(11) Wherefore.—And.The captains of the host of the king of Assyria.—The generals of Esarhaddon, or rather, perhaps, of Assurbanipal. The former, who reigned from 681-668 B.C. , has recorded the fact that Manasseh was his vassal. He says: “And I assembled the kings of the land of Hatti, and the marge of the sea, Baal king of Tyre, Me-na-si-e (or Mi-in-si-e) king of Ya-u-di (i.e., Judah), Qa-us-gabri, king of Edom,” &c. “Altogether, twenty-two kings of the land of Hatti [Syria], the coast of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 33:11-17

MANASSEH’S CAPTIVITY AND REPENTANCE—HIS RESTORATION AND REFORMS (2 Chronicles 33:11-17).This section is peculiar to the Chronicle, and none has excited more scepticism among modern critics. The progress of cuneiform research, however, has proved the perfect possibility of the facts most disputed, viz., the captivity and subsequent restoration of Manasseh. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

MANASSEH: REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS2 Chronicles 33:1-25In telling the melancholy story of the wickedness of Manasseh in the first period of his reign, the chronicler reproduces the book of Kings, with one or two omissions and other slight alterations. He omits the name of Manasseh’s mother; she was called Hephzi-bah-"My pleasure is in her." In any case, when the son of a godly father turns out badly, and nothing is known about the mother, uncharitable people might credit her with his... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

7. Decline and Apostasy under Manasseh and Amon CHAPTER 33 1. Manasseh’s wicked reign (2 Chronicles 33:1-10 ) 2. Manasseh’s imprisonment and restoration (2 Chronicles 33:11-13 ) 3. His reign after restoration and his death (2 Chronicles 33:14-20 ) 4. The reign of Amon (2 Chronicles 33:21-25 ) Manasseh, the twelve year old son of Hezekiah, did not follow the ways of his father, but did evil in the sight of the LORD. He had no godly Jehoiada, like Joash, to stand by him and guide him.... read more