2 Chronicles 33:1
in 2 Chronicles 33Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.
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ASV
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.
KJV
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 33
Commentary
3 notes on this verseManasseh was twelve years old,.... From hence to the end of 2Ch 33:9 the same things are recorded, almost word for word, as in 2Ki 21:1, see the notes there. See Gill on 2Ki 21:1.
This site's exposition
twelve years old when he began to reign
on 2 Chronicles 33:1-2
Manasseh's fifty five years are the longest reign of any king of Judah, and Chronicles opens by tracking 2 Kings 21 almost word for word through verse 9, the same sins in the same order. The parallel material itself belongs to the Kings exposition; what Chronicles adds comes after verse 9, and the chapter is built to get there. Verse 2 measures the son by his father's opposite: Hezekiah tore the high places down, and Manasseh will build them again.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Compare references and notes. The author of Chronicles differs chiefly from Kings in additions (see the 2Ki 21:17 note). The central part of this chapter (2Ch 33:11-19) is almost entirely new matter.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֥ים | sheteim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה | ʾesreh | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| שָׁנָ֖ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בְמָלְכ֑וֹ | vemalekho | when became king he | H4427 → | 348 times |
| וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים | vachamishim | and fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| וְחָמֵשׁ֙ | vechamesh | and five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| שָׁנָ֔ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| מָלַ֖ךְ | malakh | he reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁתֵּ֥יםtwo [plus]
sheteimH8147 →768 times
עֶשְׂרֵ֛הten
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
שָׁנָ֖הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֣הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
בְמָלְכ֑וֹwhen became king he
vemalekhoH4427 →348 times
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםand fifty
vachamishimH2572 →163 times
וְחָמֵשׁ֙and five
vechameshH2568 →343 times
שָׁנָ֔הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
מָלַ֖ךְhe reigned
malakhH4427 →348 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 3:12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
it leads to
- Isaiah 3:4
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
- Nahum 3:13
Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.
- 2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
- Isaiah 3:4
Through
Isaiah 3:4“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16
Through
1 Chronicles 3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
it leads to
- 2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 18:1
In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 29:1
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
- 2 Kings 16:1
Through
2 Chronicles 32:33And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned…
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Proverbs 10:7
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.
