2 Kings 21:1
in 2 Kings 21Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hephzibah.
KJV
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi–bah.
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This verse in 2 Kings 21
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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 name Isa 62:4 as one that Jerusalem would bear after her restoration to God’s favor.
This site's exposition
twelve years old when he began
on 2 Kings 21:1-3
Manasseh reigns fifty five years, the longest reign of any king of Judah, inheriting a kingdom his father Hezekiah had reformed. He reverses the reform in one sentence: the high places Hezekiah destroyed are rebuilt, an altar for Baal and a grove appear as in the days of Ahab of Israel, and Manasseh worships the host of heaven, the astral religion of Assyria and Babylon rather than the older Canaanite cults of the conquest era. Twelve years old at his accession, he grows up under whatever influence surrounded a boy king, and the text offers no explanation beyond the deed itself.
The words behind it
15 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 |
| שְׁתֵּ֨ים | sheteim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה | ʾesreh | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| שָׁנָה֙ | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | 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 |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְשֵׁ֥ם | veshem | and [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| אִמּ֖וֹ | ʾimo | mother his | H517 → | 220 times |
| חֶפְצִי־ | cheftzi- | [was] Hephzi- | H2657 → | |
| בָֽהּ׃ | vah | -bah | H2657 → |
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁתֵּ֨יםtwo [plus]
sheteimH8147 →768 times
עֶשְׂרֵ֤הten
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
שָׁנָה֙year[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֣הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
בְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen 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
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וְשֵׁ֥םand [the] name of
veshemH8034 →864 times
אִמּ֖וֹmother his
ʾimoH517 →220 times
חֶפְצִי־[was] Hephzi-
cheftzi-H2657 →
בָֽהּ׃-bah
vahH2657 →
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 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
it leads to
- Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Hosea 2:19–20
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- Isaiah 62:12
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
- Isaiah 54:5–7
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Zephaniah 3:17
Through
Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 7:3
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
- Song of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
- Song of Solomon 4:5
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 7:3
About 2 Kings
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); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Keil, The Books of the Kings.