2 Chronicles 33:18-19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:11-20

We have seen Manasseh by his wickedness undoing the good that his father had done; here we have him by repentance undoing the evil that he himself had done. It is strange that this was not so much as mentioned in the book of Kings, nor does any thing appear there to the contrary but that he persisted and perished in his son. But perhaps the reason was because the design of that history was to show the wickedness of the nation which brought destruction upon them; and this repentance of Manasseh... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:18

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh ,.... Good and bad, what were done by him both before and after his conversion: and his prayer unto his God ; which it seems was taken and recorded, but now lost; for as for that which is among the apocryphal writings, there is no reason to believe it to be his, though it is thought to be so by many F15 Vid. Fabritii Bibliothec. Graec. l. 3. c. 31. p. 738,739. : and the words of the seers ; or the prophets, as the Targum; and the prophets in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also ,.... Was not only recorded in the above annals, but in the writings of another person after mentioned: and how God was entreated of him ; heard his prayer, and showed him favour both in a temporal and spiritual way; for though the Jews would not allow that he was saved, or had a part in the world to come, eternal life F17 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 2. , yet there appears no just reason why it should be so thought: and all his sin, and his trespass ; his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:18

The words of the seers that spake to him - "Which were spoken to him in the name of the Word of the Lord God of Israel." - Targum. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also - What is called the Prayer of Manasseh, king of Judah, when he was holden captive in Babylon, being found among our apocryphal books, I have inserted it at the end of the chapter, without either asserting or thinking that it is the identical prayer which this penitent king used when a captive in Babylon. But, as I have observed in another place, there are many good sentiments in it; and some sinners may find it a proper echo of the distresses of their hearts; I therefore... read more

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 33:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:18

The parallel again obtains ( 2 Kings 21:17 , 2 Kings 21:18 ), but in shorter form. His prayer . This is for the present, at any rate, lost, the apocryphal and the Septuagint manuscript version of it alike not genuine. The words of the seers. So again our compiler shows undesigned correspondence with the writer of the parallel, as above quoted ( 2 Kings 21:10-15 ). As to the original authorities quoted here, book of the kings , etc; and next verse, "the sayings of the seers," see... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:18-20

Lessons from the life of Manasseh. I. A LURID LIGHT UPON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SIN . Manasseh's career brings into prominence certain truths upon the subject of human depravity which in these days of so-called culture and refinement are prone to be pushed aside, ignored, and forgotten. 1 . That sin, wickedness, a disposition to go astray from the paths of virtue, is an inborn characteristic of the human soul in its fallen condition; is a native product springing up... read more

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