2 Kings

Chapter 21

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-shshetּe֨ym 'eshsere֤h shshanah֙ menashshּe֣h bemalek֔o vachamishshּi֤ym vechameshsh֙ shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֥m 'imּ֖o chepetziy-baֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֥ם אִמּ֖וֹ חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs hara֖ bּe'eyne֣y yehva֑h kּetֽo'abot֙ hagּoyi֔m 'ashsher֙ hori֣yshsh yehva֔h mipּene֖y bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the children of Israel.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֗shshab vayּi֨ben֙ 'et-habּam֔ot 'ashshe֥r 'ibּa֖d chizeqiyּa֣hu 'abi֑yv vayּa֨qem mizebּecho֜t labּa֗'al vayּa֤'ashs 'ashsherah֙ kּa'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֗h 'ache'ab֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l vayּishshetּa֨chu֙ lekal-tzeba֣ hashshּama֔yim vaֽyּa'abo֖d 'otaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshipped all the host of heaven and served them.

וַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִבַּ֖ד חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֑יו וַיָּ֨קֶם מִזְבְּחֹ֜ת לַבַּ֗עַל וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֲשֵׁרָה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ד אֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubana֥h mizebּecho֖t bּebe֣yt yehva֑h 'ashsher֙ 'ama֣r yehva֔h bּiyrushshala֖im 'ashsi֥ym 'et-shshemiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name."

וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֥ben mizebּech֖ot lekal-tzeba֣ hashshּama֑yim bּishshetּe֖y chatzer֥ot bּeyt-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

וַיִּ֥בֶן מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י חַצְר֥וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehe'ebi֤yr 'et-bּeno֙ bּa'e֔shsh ve'one֣n veniche֔shsh ve'a֥shsah '֖ob veyidּe'oni֑ym hirebּa֗h la'ashs֥ot hara֛ bּe'eyne֥y yehva֖h lehake'iֽys׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger.

וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעוֹנֵ֣ן וְנִחֵ֔שׁ וְעָ֥שָׂה א֖וֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֕shsem 'et-pּe֥sel ha'ashshera֖h 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h bּabּa֗yit 'ashshe֨r 'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'el-dּavid֙ ve'el-shshelomo֣h ben֔o bּabּa֨yit hazּe֜h ubiyrushshalai֗m 'ashshe֤r bּacha֨retּiy֙ mikּol֙ shshibete֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashsi֥ym 'et-shshemi֖y le'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He even set a carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

וַיָּ֕שֶׂם אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה בַּבַּ֗יִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִד֙ וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנ֔וֹ בַּבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֜ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּחַ֨רְתִּי֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֣ 'osi֗yp lehaniyd֙ re֣gel yishsera'e֔l min-ha֣'adama֔h 'ashshe֥r nata֖tּiy laֽ'abota֑m ra֣q ׀ 'im-yishshemer֣u la'ashs֗ot kּekol֙ 'ashshe֣r tziuiyti֔ym ulekal-ha֨tּora֔h 'ashsher-tziua֥h 'ota֖m 'abedּi֥y moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."

וְלֹ֣א אֹסִ֗יף לְהָנִיד֙ רֶ֣גֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם רַ֣ק ׀ אִם־יִשְׁמְר֣וּ לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ים וּלְכָל־הַ֨תּוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם עַבְדִּ֥י מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֖ shshame֑'u vayּate'e֤m menashshּeh֙ la'ashs֣ot 'et-hara֔ min-ha֨gּoyi֔m 'ashsher֙ hishshemi֣yd yehva֔h mipּene֖y bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But they did not listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם מְנַשֶּׁה֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אֶת־הָרָ֔ע מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הִשְׁמִ֣יד יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֧r yehva֛h bּeyad-'abada֥yv hanּebiy'i֖ym le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD spoke by His servants the prophets, saying,

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ya'an֩ 'ashshe֨r 'ashsa֜h menashshּe֤h meֽleke-yehudah֙ hatּo'eb֣ot ha'e֔lּeh hera֕ mikּo֛l 'ashsher-'ashs֥u ha'emori֖y 'ashshe֣r lepana֑yv vayּachati֥ gaֽm-'et-yehuda֖h bּegilּulaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)"Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols),

יַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ הַתֹּעֵב֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה הֵרַ֕ע מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְפָנָ֑יו וַיַּחֲטִ֥א גַֽם־אֶת־יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l hineniy֙ mebi֣y ra'a֔h 'al-yerushshala֖im viֽyhuda֑h 'ashsher֙ kּal-shm'yv shsho֣me'a֔hּ tּitzּa֖lenah shshetּe֥y 'azenaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֙ מֵבִ֣יא רָעָ֔ה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ כָּל־שמעיו שֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּ תִּצַּ֖לְנָה שְׁתֵּ֥י אָזְנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venati֣ytiy 'al-yerushshalai֗m 'e֚t qa֣v shshoֽmer֔on ve'et-mishsheqo֖let bּe֣yt 'ache'a֑b umachi֨ytiy 'et-yerushshalai֜m kּaֽ'ashsher-yimeche֤h 'et-hatzּalּa֨chat֙ macha֔h vehapa֖ke 'al-pּaneֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

וְנָטִ֣יתִי עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֵ֚ת קָ֣ו שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וְאֶת־מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וּמָחִ֨יתִי אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־יִמְחֶ֤ה אֶת־הַצַּלַּ֨חַת֙ מָחָ֔ה וְהָפַ֖ךְ עַל־פָּנֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatashshetּi֗y 'e֚t shshe'eri֣yt nachalati֔y unetatּi֖ym bּeya֣d 'oֽyebeyhe֑m vehay֥u leba֛z velimeshshisּa֖h lekal-'oyebeyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder and spoil to all their enemies,

וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗י אֵ֚ת שְׁאֵרִ֣ית נַחֲלָתִ֔י וּנְתַתִּ֖ים בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לְבַ֛ז וְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖ה לְכָל־אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֗'an 'ashshe֨r 'ashs֤u 'et-hara'֙ bּe'eyna֔y vayּihey֥u make'isi֖ym 'oti֑y min-hayּ֗om 'ashshe֨r yatze'֤u 'abotam֙ mimּitzera֔yim ve'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.'"

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֤וּ אֶת־הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י וַיִּהְי֥וּ מַכְעִסִ֖ים אֹתִ֑י מִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצְא֤וּ אֲבוֹתָם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וְעַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam֩ dּa֨m naqi֜y shshapa֤ke menashshּeh֙ harebּe֣h me'o֔d 'a֛d 'ashsher-milּe֥ 'et-yerushshala֖im pּe֣h lape֑h leba֤d meֽchatּa'to֙ 'ashshe֣r hecheti֣y 'et-yehuda֔h la'ashs֥ot hara֖ bּe'eyne֥y yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, beside his sin with which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

וְגַם֩ דָּ֨ם נָקִ֜י שָׁפַ֤ךְ מְנַשֶּׁה֙ הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם פֶּ֣ה לָפֶ֑ה לְבַ֤ד מֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱטִ֣יא אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֨ter dּibere֤y menashshּeh֙ vekal-'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֔h vechatּa't֖o 'ashshe֣r chata֑ halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י מְנַשֶּׁה֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְחַטָּאת֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֑א הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֤b menashshּeh֙ 'im-'abota֔yv vayּiqּabe֥r bּegan-bּeyt֖o bּegan-'uzּa֑ vayּimelo֛ke 'am֥on bּen֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב מְנַשֶּׁה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָמ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֨ym ushshetּa֤yim shshanah֙ 'am֣on bּemalek֔o ushshetּa֣yim shshani֔ym mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o meshshulּe֥met bּat-char֖utz min-yatebaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemet [1] the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אָמ֣וֹן בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת בַּת־חָר֖וּץ מִן־יָטְבָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs hara֖ bּe'eyne֣y yehva֑h kּa'ashshe֥r 'ashsa֖h menashshּe֥h 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֕leke bּekal-hadּe֖reke 'ashsher-hala֣ke 'abi֑yv vaֽyּa'abo֗d 'et-hagּilּuliym֙ 'ashshe֣r 'aba֣d 'abi֔yv vayּishshetּa֖chu laheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So he walked in all the ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshipped them.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ אָבִ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗ד אֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָבַ֣ד אָבִ֔יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לָהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'azo֕b 'et-yehva֖h 'elohe֣y 'abota֑yv velo֥ hala֖ke bּede֥reke yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He forsook the LORD God of his fathers and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א הָלַ֖ךְ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqeshsher֥u 'abedeֽy-'am֖on 'ala֑yv vayּami֥ytu 'et-hamּe֖leke bּebeytֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house.

וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־אָמ֖וֹן עָלָ֑יו וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּake֙ 'am-ha'a֔retz 'e֥t kּal-haqּoshsheri֖ym 'al-hamּe֣leke 'am֑on vayּameli֧yku 'am-ha'a֛retz 'et-yo'shshiyּa֥hu ben֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

וַיַּךְ֙ עַם־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָמ֑וֹן וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ עַם־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֶת־יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֛ter dּibere֥y 'am֖on 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָמ֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqebּoe֥r 'ot֛o bּiqeburat֖o bּegan-'uzּa֑ vayּimelo֛ke yo'shshiyּa֥hu ben֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place.

וַיִּקְבְֹּ֥ר אֹת֛וֹ בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ