Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:17
The people did sacrifice - "Nevertheless the people did sacrifice on the high places, but only to the name of the Word of the Lord their God." - Targum. read more
2 Chroniques 33:12-17, 2 Rois 21:1-17 Bds
Adam Clarke
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-20
Uncertain repentances. While the father Hezekiah filled one of the niches of the throe typical best kings, his son Manasseh, the thirteenth King of Judah, by mournful contrast, occupies one of those of the three worst of all the kings of both lines, the other two being Jeroboam and Ahab. His reign, filling the longest space of all, viz. fifty-five years, occupies but a very unequal space on the page of the present history, and a yet shorter in the parallel ( 2 Kings 21:1-18 ). Eventful... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-20
The reign of Manasseh. I. ITS EARLY COMMENCEMENT . Manasseh, "One who forgets" (Gesenius)—an exceedingly appropriate name for one who in his lifetime forgat God and every good thing; in the inscriptions Minasi; perhaps so called "in allusion to the zeal with which the northern tribe had joined in Hezekiah's reforms" ( 2 Chronicles 30:11 ), or to the desire which prevailed in Hezekiah's reign for a union of the two kingdoms" (Stanley)—was twelve years old when he ascended his... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:10-17
The penitent. In these words we have— I. THE LAST AND WORST SYMPTOM OF DEPARTURE FROM GOD — OBDURACY . "The Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken" (verse 10). Sin reaches its extremity when it deliberately and determinately closes its ear against the recognized voice of God. A defiant refusal to listen when God is speaking to us is surely the ne plus ultra of iniquity; guilt can go no further (see Proverbs 2:1-22 :24 33). II. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:11-17
Manasseh's repentance. I. ITS IMPELLING CAUSE . 1 . The grace of God. That the regeneration and conversion of a soul is a work of Divine grace is taught hardly less clearly in the Old Testament ( Deuteronomy 30:6 ; 1 Kings 8:58 ; Psalms 110:3 ; Isaiah 26:12 ; Jeremiah 13:23 ; Jeremiah 24:7 ; Jeremiah 31:33 ; Ezekiel 11:19 ; Zechariah 12:10 ) than in the New ( John 1:13 ; John 3:3 ; John 6:44 , John 6:63 , John 6:65 ; Ephesians 2:1-10 ; Ephesians... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:13
And prayed unto him . The apocryphal "Prayer of Manasses" is not at all likely to be authentic. And brought him again to Jerusalem . The Targum gives many mythical tales as to how this deliverance was effected. Then Manasseh knew that . Did he not know, well know, before ? So far as the mode of expression may in any degree warrant such a stretch of charity, what an idea it gives of the force with which grossest error will captivate even the taught; and with what force of a furious... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:14
The wall without ; or, Revised Version, the outer wall, is probably one with that of Hezekiah ( 2 Chronicles 32:5 ), which now Manasseh repairs, or rebuilds, and perhaps lengthens as well as heightens. The fish gate ( Nehemiah 13:16 ), left on the north of Jerusalem, and opened on the main road for the sea. The wall traversed the north and east sides to Ophel , "on the wall" of which, it is said ( 2 Chronicles 27:3 ), "Jotham built much." Hezekiah also built much there, and now... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:15
It will be noted how the mount of the house of the Lord is here differenced from the city. "The city" seems to have comprised the two hills east and west of the Tyropoean valley, and the "fore" city enclosed by the new wall (see Dr. Murphy's valuable little 'Handbook to Chronicles'). The strange gods , the idol, and the altars have all been mentioned in 2 Chronicles 33:3-7 . read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:15
He took away the strange gods - He appears to have done every thing in his power to destroy the idolatry which he had set up, and to restore the pure worship of the true God. His repentance brought forth fruits meet for repentance. How long he was in captivity, and when or by whom he was delivered, we know not. The fact of his restoration is asserted; and we believe it on Divine testimony. read more