2 Kings 21:1 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 Hephzibah.

Matthew Henry

  • Wicked reign of ManassehYoung persons generally desire to become their own masters, and to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most part, ruins their future...

Cross References

  • Isaiah 62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
  • 2 Kings 20:21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
  • 1 Chronicles 3:13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
  • 2 Chronicles 32:33–33:9 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. …
  • Proverbs 5:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

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Bible Dictionary

  • ManassehWho makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Heb. nashshani), Gen 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
  • HephzibahMy delight is in her. (1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kgs 21:1).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁה mĕnaššê מְנַשֶּׁה Proper name
  • twelve שְׁתֵּים šĕttêm שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
  • years שָׁנָה šānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular
  • old בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • when he began to reign בְמָלְכוֹ bĕmolkô מָלַךְ Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and reigned מָלַךְ mālak מָלַךְ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • fifty וַחֲמִשִּׁים waḥămiššîm חֲמִשִּׁים Number · masculine or feminine plural · with and
  • and five וְחָמֵשׁ wĕḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular · with and
  • years שָׁנָה šānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular
  • in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
  • And his mother's אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • name וְשֵׁם wĕšēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • Hephzibah חֶפְצִי ḥepṣî חֶפְצִי בָּהּ Proper name בָהּ bāh חֶפְצִי בָּהּ Proper name

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