Apologetics Bible

2Chronicles 33:1

Hebrew

בֶּן־שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מְנַשֶּׁה בְמָלְכוֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

ven-sheteym-'eshereh-shanah-menasheh-vemalekhvo-vachamishiym-vechamesh-shanah-malakhe-viyrvshalaim

KJV: Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

AKJV: Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

ASV: Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.

YLT: A son of twelve years is Manasseh in his reigning, and fifty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:2

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vaya'ash-hara'-ve'eyney-yehvah-khetvo'avvot-hagvoyim-'asher-hvoriysh-yehvah-mifeney-veney-yishera'el

KJV: But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

AKJV: But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. ¶

ASV: And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.

YLT: and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:3

Hebrew

וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת אֲשֶׁר נִתַּץ יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ אָבִיו וַיָּקֶם מִזְבְּחוֹת לַבְּעָלִים וַיַּעַשׂ אֲשֵׁרוֹת וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹד אֹתָֽם׃

vayashav-vayiven-'et-havamvot-'asher-nitatz-yechizeqiyahv-'aviyv-vayaqem-mizevechvot-lave'aliym-vaya'ash-'ashervot-vayishetachv-lekhal-tzeva'-hashamayim-vaya'avod-'otam

KJV: For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

AKJV: For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

ASV: For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

YLT: and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:4

Hebrew

וּבָנָה מִזְבְּחוֹת בְּבֵית יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִי לְעוֹלָֽם׃

vvanah-mizevechvot-veveyt-yehvah-'asher-'amar-yehvah-viyrvshalaim-yiheyeh-shemiy-le'volam

KJV: Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

AKJV: Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

ASV: And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

YLT: And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah of which Jehovah had said, `In Jerusalem is My name to the age.'

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:5

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן מִזְבְּחוֹת לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם בִּשְׁתֵּי חַצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃

vayiven-mizevechvot-lekhal-tzeva'-hashamayim-vishetey-chatzervot-veyt-yehvah

KJV: And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

AKJV: And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

ASV: And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

YLT: And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:6

Hebrew

וְהוּא הֶעֱבִיר אֶת־בָּנָיו בָּאֵשׁ בְּגֵי בֶן־הִנֹּם וְעוֹנֵן וְנִחֵשׁ וְֽכִשֵּׁף וְעָשָׂה אוֹב וְיִדְּעוֹנִי הִרְבָּה לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃

vehv'-he'eviyr-'et-vanayv-va'esh-vegey-ven-hinom-ve'vonen-venichesh-vekhishef-ve'ashah-'vov-veyide'voniy-hirevah-la'ashvot-hara'-ve'eyney-yehvah-lehakhe'iysvo

KJV: And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

AKJV: And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

ASV: He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

YLT: And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrough...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:7

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־פֶּסֶל הַסֶּמֶל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר אָמַר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־דָּוִיד וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָשִׂים אֶת־שְׁמִי לְעֵילֽוֹם׃

vayashem-'et-fesel-hasemel-'asher-'ashah-veveyt-ha'elohiym-'asher-'amar-'elohiym-'el-daviyd-ve'el-shelomoh-venvo-vavayit-hazeh-vviyrvshaliam-'asher-vacharetiy-mikhol-shivetey-yishera'el-'ashiym-'et-shemiy-le'eylvom

KJV: And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

AKJV: And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

ASV: And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God 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, will I put my name for ever:

YLT: And he placeth the graven image of the idol that he made in the house of God, of which God said unto David, and unto Solomon his son, `In this house, and in Jerusalem that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My name to the age,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel,...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:8

Hebrew

וְלֹא אוֹסִיף לְהָסִיר אֶת־רֶגֶל יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר הֶֽעֱמַדְתִּי לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם רַק ׀ אִם־יִשְׁמְרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִים לְכָל־הַתּוֹרָה וְהַֽחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

velo'-'vosiyf-lehasiyr-'et-regel-yishera'el-me'al-ha'adamah-'asher-he'emadetiy-la'avoteykhem-raq- -'im-yishemerv-la'ashvot-'et-khal-'asher-tziviytiym-lekhal-hatvorah-vehachuqiym-vehamishefatiym-veyad-mosheh

KJV: Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

AKJV: Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

ASV: neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances given by Moses.

YLT: and I add not to turn aside the foot of Israel from off the ground that I appointed to your fathers, only, if they watch to do all that I have commanded them--to all the law, and the statutes, and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.'

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the stat...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:9

Hebrew

וַיֶּתַע מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם לַעֲשׂוֹת רָע מִן־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayeta'-menasheh-'et-yehvdah-veyoshevey-yervshalaim-la'ashvot-ra'-min-hagvoyim-'asher-hishemiyd-yehvah-mifeney-veney-yishera'el

KJV: So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

AKJV: So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

ASV: And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.

YLT: And Manasseh maketh Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, to do evil above the nations that Jehovah destroyed from the presence of the sons of Israel.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:10

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶל־עַמּוֹ וְלֹא הִקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃

vayedaver-yehvah-'el-menasheh-ve'el-'amvo-velo'-hiqeshiyvv

KJV: And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not listen. ¶

ASV: And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Manasseh and unto his people, and they have not attended,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:11

Hebrew

וַיָּבֵא יְהוָה עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא אֲשֶׁר לְמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה בַּחֹחִים וַיַּֽאַסְרֻהוּ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם וַיּוֹלִיכֻהוּ בָּבֶֽלָה׃

vayave'-yehvah-'aleyhem-'et-sharey-hatzava'-'asher-lemelekhe-'ashvr-vayilekhedv-'et-menasheh-vachochiym-vaya'aseruhv-vanechushetayim-vayvoliykhuhv-vavelah

KJV: Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

AKJV: Why the LORD brought on them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

ASV: Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

YLT: and Jehovah bringeth in against them the heads of the host that the king of Asshur hath, and they capture Manasseh among the thickets, and bind him with brazen fetters, and cause him to go to Babylon.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:12

Hebrew

וּכְהָצֵר לוֹ חִלָּה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיִּכָּנַע מְאֹד מִלִּפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָֽיו׃

vkhehatzer-lvo-chilah-'et-feney-yehvah-'elohayv-vayikhana'-me'od-milifeney-'elohey-'avotayv

KJV: And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

AKJV: And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

ASV: And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

YLT: And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:13

Hebrew

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֵלָיו וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ וַיִּשְׁמַע תְּחִנָּתוֹ וַיְשִׁיבֵהוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְמַלְכוּתוֹ וַיֵּדַע מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי יְהוָה הוּא הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayitefalel-'elayv-vaye'ater-lvo-vayishema'-techinatvo-vayeshiyvehv-yervshalaim-lemalekhvtvo-vayeda'-menasheh-khiy-yehvah-hv'-ha'elohiym

KJV: And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

AKJV: And prayed to him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.

ASV: And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.

YLT: and prayeth unto Him, and He is entreated of him, and heareth his supplication, and bringeth him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom, and Manasseh knoweth that Jehovah--He is God.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:14

Hebrew

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּנָה חוֹמָה חִֽיצוֹנָה ׀ לְעִיר־דָּוִיד מַעְרָבָה לְגִיחוֹן בַּנַּחַל וְלָבוֹא בְשַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וְסָבַב לָעֹפֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָ מְאֹד וַיָּשֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי־חַיִל בְּכָל־הֶעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת בִּיהוּדָֽה׃

ve'acharey-khen-vanah-chvomah-chiytzvonah- -le'iyr-daviyd-ma'eravah-legiychvon-vanachal-velavvo'-vesha'ar-hadagiym-vesavav-la'ofel-vayageviyheha-me'od-vayashem-sharey-chayil-vekhal-he'ariym-havetzurvot-viyhvdah

KJV: Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

AKJV: Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

ASV: Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about with it, and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

YLT: And after this he hath built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entering in at the fish-gate, and it hath gone round to the tower, and he maketh it exceeding high, and he putteth heads of the force in all the cities of the bulwarks in Judah.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put ca...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:15

Hebrew

וַיָּסַר אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר וְאֶת־הַסֶּמֶל מִבֵּית יְהוָה וְכָל־הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בְּהַר בֵּית־יְהוָה וּבִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ חוּצָה לָעִֽיר׃

vayasar-'et-'elohey-hanekhar-ve'et-hasemel-miveyt-yehvah-vekhal-hamizevechvot-'asher-vanah-vehar-veyt-yehvah-vviyrvshalaim-vayashelekhe-chvtzah-la'iyr

KJV: And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

AKJV: And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

ASV: And he took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

YLT: And he turneth aside the gods of the stranger, and the idol, out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and casteth them to the outside of the city.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:16

Hebrew

ויכן וַיִּבֶן אֶת־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה וַיִּזְבַּח עָלָיו זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים וְתוֹדָה וַיֹּאמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה לַעֲבוֹד אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vykhn-vayiven-'et-mizevach-yehvah-vayizevach-'alayv-zivechey-shelamiym-vetvodah-vayo'mer-liyhvdah-la'avvod-'et-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el

KJV: And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

AKJV: And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.

ASV: And he built up the altar of Jehovah, and offered thereon sacrifices of peace-offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve Jehovah, the God of Israel.

YLT: And he buildeth the altar of Jehovah, and sacrificeth upon it sacrifices of peace-offerings and thank-offering, and saith to Judah to serve Jehovah, God of Israel;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:17

Hebrew

אֲבָל עוֹד הָעָם זֹבְחִים בַּבָּמוֹת רַק לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃

'aval-'vod-ha'am-zovechiym-vavamvot-raq-layhvah-'eloheyhem

KJV: Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.

AKJV: Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet to the LORD their God only. ¶

ASV: Nevertheless the people sacrificed still in the high places, but only unto Jehovah their God.

YLT: but still the people are sacrificing in high places, only--to Jehovah their God.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:18

Hebrew

וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי מְנַשֶּׁה וּתְפִלָּתוֹ אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו וְדִבְרֵי הַֽחֹזִים הַֽמְדַבְּרִים אֵלָיו בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנָּם עַל־דִּבְרֵי מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

veyeter-diverey-menasheh-vtefilatvo-'el-'elohayv-vediverey-hachoziym-hamedaveriym-'elayv-veshem-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-hinam-'al-diverey-malekhey-yishera'el

KJV: Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

AKJV: Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

ASV: Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.

YLT: And the rest of the matters of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the matters of the seers, those speaking unto him in the name of Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, they are on the book of the matters of the kings of Israel;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:19

Hebrew

וּתְפִלָּתוֹ וְהֵֽעָתֶר־לוֹ וְכָל־חַטָּאתוֹ וּמַעְלוֹ וְהַמְּקֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בָהֶם בָּמוֹת וְהֶעֱמִיד הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִים לִפְנֵי הִכָּנְעוֹ הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים עַל דִּבְרֵי חוֹזָֽי׃

vtefilatvo-vehe'ater-lvo-vekhal-chata'tvo-vma'elvo-vehameqomvot-'asher-vanah-vahem-vamvot-vehe'emiyd-ha'asheriym-vehafesiliym-lifeney-hikhane'vo-hinam-khetvviym-'al-diverey-chvozay

KJV: His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

AKJV: His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. ¶

ASV: His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.

YLT: and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places in which he had built high places, and established the shrines and the graven images before his being humbled, lo, they are written beside the matters of Hozai.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:20

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁכַּב מְנַשֶּׁה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בֵּיתוֹ וַיִּמְלֹךְ אָמוֹן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

vayishekhav-menasheh-'im-'avotayv-vayiqeveruhv-veytvo-vayimelokhe-'amvon-venvo-tachetayv

KJV: So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

AKJV: So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. ¶

ASV: So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

YLT: And Manasseh lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in his own house, and reign doth Amon his son in his stead.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:21

Hebrew

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה אָמוֹן בְּמָלְכוֹ וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנִים מָלַךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

ven-'esheriym-vshetayim-shanah-'amvon-vemalekhvo-vshetayim-shaniym-malakhe-viyrvshalaim

KJV: Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

AKJV: Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

ASV: Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

YLT: A son of twenty and two years is Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:22

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מְנַשֶּׁה אָבִיו וּֽלְכָל־הַפְּסִילִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מְנַשֶּׁה אָבִיו זִבַּח אָמוֹן וַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃

vaya'ash-hara'-ve'eyney-yehvah-kha'asher-'ashah-menasheh-'aviyv-vlekhal-hafesiyliym-'asher-'ashah-menasheh-'aviyv-zivach-'amvon-vaya'avedem

KJV: But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

AKJV: But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

ASV: And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.

YLT: and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father, and to all the graven images that Manasseh his father had made hath Amon sacrificed, and serveth them,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:23

Hebrew

וְלֹא נִכְנַע מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה כְּהִכָּנַע מְנַשֶּׁה אָבִיו כִּי הוּא אָמוֹן הִרְבָּה אַשְׁמָֽה׃

velo'-nikhena'-milifeney-yehvah-khehikhana'-menasheh-'aviyv-khiy-hv'-'amvon-hirevah-'ashemah

KJV: And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

AKJV: And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

ASV: And he humbled not himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

YLT: and hath not been humbled before Jehovah, like the humbling of Manasseh his father, for Amon himself hath multiplied guilt.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:24

Hebrew

וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ עָלָיו עֲבָדָיו וַיְמִיתֻהוּ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃

vayiqesherv-'alayv-'avadayv-vayemiytuhv-veveytvo

KJV: And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

AKJV: And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. ¶

ASV: And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.

YLT: And his servants conspire against him, and put him to death in his own house,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 33:25

Hebrew

וַיַּכּוּ עַם־הָאָרֶץ אֵת כָּל־הַקֹּֽשְׁרִים עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אָמוֹן וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עַם־הָאָרֶץ אֶת־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

vayakhv-'am-ha'aretz-'et-khal-haqosheriym-'al-hamelekhe-'amvon-vayameliykhv-'am-ha'aretz-'et-yo'shiyahv-venvo-tachetayv

KJV: But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

AKJV: But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

ASV: But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

YLT: and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 33:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.