2 Reis 21:1-3 NVIPT

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

THE REIGN OF MANASSEH . Hezekiah's good and glorious reign was followed by one of exactly the opposite character. His son and successor, Manasseh, reversed Hezekiah's entire religious policy, and returned to the wicked practices of his grandfather Ahaz. In verses 3-9 and verse 16 his various abominations are enumerated, while in verses 10-15 God's sentence is pronounced upon them. The account of his reign terminates with a brief summary (verses 17, 18). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

The lesson of Manasseh's life, that it is far easier to do than to undo evil. Manasseh, carried away by the impetuosity of youth, and under the advice of evil counselors, threw himself into a movement the direct opposite of that instituted by his father, and in a short time completely changed in all respects the whole religion of the kingdom. His idea, so far as we can trace it, seems to have been a welcoming of heathen and idolatrous creeds and rites of all kinds and from all quarters,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

Manasseh; or, the material and moral in human life. "Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord," etc. "Manasseh" says Keil, "having begun to reign at an early age, did not choose his father's ways, but set up the idolatry of his grandfather Ahaz again, since the godless party in the nation, all whose chief priests, and (false) prophets stood,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-26

THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. Manasseh was too young at the death of his father for his character to have been then definitively formed. He probably fell under the influence of the "princes of Judah," who, supported by many of the priests, had maintained themselves as a party antagonistic to Isaiah during the whole of Hezekiah's reign. Hezekiah's reformation had been carried out against their wishes. They had always leant towards foreign alliances ( Isaiah 20:5 ;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:3

For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed . On the high-place worship, see the comment upon 1 Kings 14:23 . It is quite clear that the people were deeply attached to it, and gladly saw it restored. And he reared up altars for Baal ; i.e. he reintroduced the Phoenician Baal-worship, the special abomination of the house of Ahab ( 1 Kings 16:31 ; 1 Kings 22:53 ; 2 Kings 8:18 , 2 Kings 8:27 , etc.), which Athaliah had been the first to introduce... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:1

Manasseh was twelve years old - Manasseh, therefore, was not born at the time of Hezekiah’s dangerous illness; and it is probable that Hezekiah had at that time no son to succeed him. According to Josephus, this was the principal cause of his grief.Hephzibah - Jewish tradition makes Hephzibah, Hezekiah’s wife, the daughter of Isaiah; but this is scarcely probable. She was, however, no doubt, known to the prophet, and it may well have been in special compliment to her that Isaiah introduced her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:2

Manasseh during his minority naturally fell under the influence of the chief Jewish nobles, with whom the pure religion of Yahweh was always unpopular (compare 2 Chronicles 24:17-18; Jeremiah 8:1-2). They seem to have persuaded him, not only to undo Hezekiah’s work, but to proceed to lengths in polytheism, magic, and idolatry, unknown before. The sins of Manasseh’s reign appear to have been those which filled up the measure of Judah’s iniquity, and brought down the final sentence of doom on the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:3

The first step in the re-establishment of idolatry seems to have been the restoration of the high places where Yahweh was professedly worshipped 2 Kings 18:22, but with idolatrous rites 1 Kings 14:23. The next was to re-introduce the favorite idolatry of Israel, Baal-worship, which had formerly flourished in Judaea under Athaliah 2 Kings 11:18, and Ahaz 2 Chronicles 28:2. After this, Manasseh seems to have especially affected Sabaism, which had been previously unknown in Judaea (compare 2 Kings... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 21:1

2 Kings 21:1. Manasseh reigned fifty and five years In which time the years, wherein he was a captive in Babylon, are comprehended. He must, according to his age mentioned here, have been born three years after Hezekiah was miraculously restored, and had his life lengthened. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:1-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 21:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 21:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 21:1

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