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Matthew Henry

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 33:20-25

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house ,.... That is, in the garden of his house; see Gill on 2 Kings 21:18 ; there; to which may be added, that the Jews F19 Cippi Heb. p. 43. in later times buried in a garden; though it was the custom of the ancients, both Greeks F20 Plato in Minoe. and Romans F21 Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. 5. "praeterea si nova", & in l. 6. "sedibus hunc refer", &c.; , to bury the dead in their own houses; hence... 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 33:18-20

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 33:20

In his own house . The parallel has, "In the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza;" i.e; with little doubt, what had been formerly the garden of one Uzza. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 33:20

2 Chronicles 33:20. And they buried him in his own house Not in the sepulchres of the kings. He was buried privately, and nothing of that honour was done him, at his death, that was done to his father. Penitents may recover their comfort sooner than their credit. read more

Donald C. Fleming

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 33:20

slept with his fathers. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16 . in his own house. The Septuagint reads "in the garden of his own house". Compare 2 Kings 21:18 . read more

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