2 Kings 21:16 KJV
Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Matthew Henry
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Cross References
- 2 Kings 21:11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
- Exodus 32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
- Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
- Deuteronomy 21:8–9 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. …
- 1 Kings 14:15–16 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger. …
- 2 Kings 21:7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
- 2 Kings 24:3–4 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; …
- 2 Chronicles 33:9 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.
- Jeremiah 2:34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
- Jeremiah 7:6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
- Jeremiah 15:4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 19:4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
- Matthew 23:30–31 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. …
- Matthew 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
- Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
- Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
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Topics
- Homicide Manasseh
- Israel, prophecies concerning Manasseh’s wicked reign
- Manasseh History of
- Rulers Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
Kings of Israel & Judah
- ManassehKing of Judah · 698–643 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible698–641 BC · Manasseh and Amon reign in Judah
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 21 on a map
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...
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Moreover Manasseh וְגַם wĕgam Affirmation · with and מְנַשֶּׁה mĕnaššê מְנַשֶּׁה Proper name
- shed שָׁפַךְ šāpak שָׁפַךְ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- innocent נָקִי nāqî נָקִי Adjective · masculine singular
- blood דָּם dām דָּם Noun · masculine singular
- very מְאֹד mĕʾōd מְאֹד Adverb
- much הַרְבֵּה harbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
- till he had filled עַד ʿad Preposition אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative מִלֵּא millēʾ מָלֵא Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
- Jerusalem אֶת ʾet Object marker יְרוּשָׁלִַם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
- from one end פֶּה pê פֶּה Noun · masculine singular
- to another לָפֶה lāpê פֶּה Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- beside his sin לְבַד lĕbad Noun · masculine singular · with preposition מֵחַטָּאתוֹ mēḥaṭṭāʾtô חַטָּאָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- wherewith he made Judah אֶת ʾet Object marker יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- to sin אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הֶחֱטִיא heḥĕṭîʾ חָטָא Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- in doing לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- evil הָרַע hāraʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- in the sight בְּעֵינֵי bĕʿênê עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
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