2 Chronicles 33:13-15 WEB

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 33:13

And prayed unto him ,.... To have mercy on him, and forgive him his sins: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication ; and granted his request, showed favour to him, and forgave him his sins: and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom ; so wrought upon the heart of the king of Assyria, as to give him his liberty, and restore him to his dominions; it is very probable his captivity was not long; for, being soon brought by his affliction to a sense and confession... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:14

Now after this he built a wall without the city of David ,.... Which perhaps had been broken down by the Assyrian army, when it came and took him; Vitringa F12 Comment. in Jesaiam, c. 22. 9. thinks this is the wall of the pool of Siloah, Nehemiah 3:15 which seems to be the first and oldest wall, as Josephus F13 De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 9. ; for that turning to the north bent towards the pool of Siloam; an Arabic writer F14 Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 3. p. 67. ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:15

And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord ,.... Which he had set there, 2 Chronicles 33:7 . and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem ; see 2 Chronicles 33:4 , and cast them out of the city ; perhaps into the brook Kidron; all this he did to show the sincerity of his repentance for his idolatry, and his abhorrence of it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:13

And prayed unto him - "While he was thus praying, all the presiding angels went away to the gates of prayer in heaven; and shut all the gates of prayer, and all the windows and apertures in heaven, lest that his prayer should be heard. Immediately the compassions of the Creator of the world were moved, whose right hand is stretched out to receive sinners, who are converted to his fear, and break their hearts' concupiscence by repentance. He made therefore a window and opening in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:14

He built a wall - This was probably a weak place that he fortified; or a part of the wall which the Assyrians had broken down, which he now rebuilt. read more

Adam Clarke

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

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.

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 33:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:1-25

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