Manasseh (Person) — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Firstborn son of Joseph and his Egyptian wife, Asenath (Gn 41:50-51). Manasseh, along with Ephraim his brother, visited their grandfather Jacob on his deathbed. Jacob announced that Manasseh and Ephraim were to be considered his own, not Joseph’s sons (Gn 48:5-6), and that Manasseh, the firstborn, would have descendants not quite as great as those of Ephraim (vv 13-20). This explains why Ephraim and Manasseh (in that order) provided their names for two of the 12 tribes of Israel but Joseph did not, at least in most listings (cf. Rv 7:6). Manasseh also founded the Manassite family (Dt 4:43; 2 Kgs 10:33).

Show passage in OET: GEN 41:50–51

OET-RV GEN 41:50

50 Before the years of the famine came, Yosef had two sons that Esenat (the daughter of Poti-Fera, the priest of On) gave birth to.

OET-RV GEN 41:51

51 Yosef named the oldest son ‘Menasheh’ (Manasseh) (which means ‘forget’), because he said, “God has made me forget all my hardships and all of my family.”

OET-LV GEN 41:50

50 And_to_Yōşēf two _of sons it _was _born before_before the _year _of (the)_famine it _came whom she _bore for_him/it ʼEşənat the _daughter _of Poti- phera the _priest _of On.

OET-LV GEN 41:51

51 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _called DOM the _name _of the _firstborn Mənashsheh if/because he_has _made _me _forget god DOM all _of trouble _of_my and_DOM all _of the _household _of my _father _of_my.

Show passage in OET: GEN 48:5–6

OET-RV GEN 48:5

5 “And now, your two sons, who were born for you here in Mitsrayim (Egypt) before I came here, I adopt them as my own—Efrayim and Menasheh—just as Re’uven and Shim’on (Simeon) are mine.

OET-RV GEN 48:6

6 Any other children that you father after them will be yours. Their inheritance will only be through their older brothers.

OET-LV GEN 48:5

5 And_now the _two _of sons _of_your who_were_born to/for_yourself(m) in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) until came_I to_you to_Miʦrayim to_me they ʼEfrayim and_Mənashsheh like_Rəʼūⱱēn and_Shimˊōn they _will _belong to_me.

OET-LV GEN 48:6

6 And_offspring _of_your whom you _have _fathered after_them to/for_yourself(m) they _will _belong on the _name _of their _brothers _of_their they _will _be _called in_inheritance _of_their.

Show passage in OET: GEN 48:13–20

OET-RV GEN 48:13

13 Then Yosef took both of them—Efrayim (Ephraim) on his right toward Yisrael’s left and Menasheh (Manasseh) (the eldest) on his left toward Yisrael’s right—and brought them close to him.

OET-RV GEN 48:14

14 But Yisrael intentionally extended his right hand and placed it on the Efrayim’s head (the younger one), and crossing his arms, he placed his left hand on Menasheh’s head.

OET-RV GEN 48:15

15 Then he blessed Yosef saying,
⇔ “May the god who my grandfather Avraham and my father Yitshak (Isaac) served,
⇔ the god who has been shepherding me for my entire life,

OET-RV GEN 48:16

16 the messenger who’s turned all harm intended for me into good,
⇔ may he bless these young men.
⇔ May they be recognised as my descendants,
⇔ and as descendants of Avraham and Yitshak,
⇔ and grow to increase in number on the earth.

OET-RV GEN 48:17

17 Then Yosef (Joseph) noticed that his father had placed his right hand on Efrayim’s (Ephraim’s) head and he was upset about it, so he picked up his father’s hand to move it across to Menasheh’s (Manasseh’s) head,

OET-RV GEN 48:18

18 telling his father, “My father, that’s wrong because that one is my oldest son. Put your right hand on his head.”

OET-RV GEN 48:19

19 But his father pushed back, “I know, my son, I know. Menasheh will also become a people, and he will also be great. Nevertheless his younger brother will be the greater one, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

OET-RV GEN 48:20

20 So Yisrael (Israel) blessed Efrayim and Menasheh that day saying,
⇔ “After this, my descendants will bless people by saying,
⇔ ‘May God make you like Efrayim and like Menasheh.’ ”
§ (Notice that he put Efrayim before Menasheh.)

OET-LV GEN 48:13

13 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _took DOM both _of_them DOM ʼEfrayim at_his _right _of_hand from_the _left _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM Mənashsheh at_his _left _of_hand from_the _right _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he _brought_them_near to_him/it.

OET-LV GEN 48:14

14 And_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he _stretched _out DOM hand _of_his _right and_he _put_it on the _head _of ʼEfrayim and_he was_the_young and_DOM hand _of_his _left on the _head _of Mənashsheh he _laid _cross-wise DOM hands _of_his if/because Mənashsheh was_the_firstborn.

OET-LV GEN 48:15

15 And_he/it _blessed DOM Yōşēf/(Joseph) and_he _said the_ʼElohīm whom fathers _of_my they _walked _about before_him ʼAⱱrāhām and_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) the_ʼElohīm who_shepherded DOM_me from_my_duration until the_day (the)_this.

OET-LV GEN 48:16

16 The_messenger who_has_redeemed DOM_me from_all harm may _he _bless DOM the_lads and_may _it _be _called in/among_them name _of_my and_name _of my _fathers _of_my ʼAⱱrāhām and_Yiʦḩāq and_may _they _multiply to_increase _in _number in_the _midst _of the_earth/land.

OET-LV GEN 48:17

17 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _saw if/because _that his/its_father he _will _put the _hand _of his _right _side _of_his on the _head _of ʼEfrayim and_it _was _displeasing in_eyes _of_his and_he _grasped the _hand _of his/its_father to_remove DOM_her/it from_under the _head _of ʼEfrayim on the _head _of Mənashsheh.

OET-LV GEN 48:18

18 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _said to his/its_father not thus my _father _of_my if/because this is_the_firstborn put hand _of_your _right on his/its_head.

OET-LV GEN 48:19

19 And_ his/its_father _he _refused and_he/it _said I _know my _son _of_my I _know also he he _will _become (into)_a_people and_also he he _will _become _great and_but his/its_brother the_small(sg) he _will _become _great from_him/it and_offspring _of_his it _will _be the _fullness _of the_nations.

OET-LV GEN 48:20

20 And_he_blessed _them in _the_day (the)_that to_saying by_you Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _will _bless to_say may_he _make _you god like_ʼEfrayim and_like_Mənashsheh and_he/it _assigned DOM ʼEfrayim to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Mənashsheh.

Show passage in OET: REV 7:6

OET-RV REV 7:6

6 Asher, Naftali (Naphtali), Menasheh (Manasseh),

OET-LV REV 7:6

6 out _of the_tribe Twelve of _Asaʸr/(ʼĀshēr) thousands, out _of the_tribe Twelve of _Nefthaleim/(Naftālī) thousands, out _of the_tribe Twelve of _Manassaʸs/(Mənashsheh) thousands,

Show passage in OET: DEU 4:43

OET-RV DEU 4:43

43 Betser in the wilderness for the tribe of Re’uven, Ramot in Gilead for the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan region for the tribe of Menasheh (Manasseh).

OET-LV DEU 4:43

43 DOM Beʦer in_wilderness in_land of_the _plain for_Rəʼūⱱēnite[s] and_DOM Rāʼmōt in_Gilˊād for_Gādī[s] and_DOM Gōlān in_Bāshān for_Manassite[s].

Show passage in OET: KI2 10:33

OET-RV KI2 10:33

33 from the Yarden (Jordan) river in the east as far south as Aroer city on the Arnon river—capturing the Gilead and Bashan regions where the tribes of Gad, Re’uven, and Menasheh (Manasseh) lived.

OET-LV KI2 10:33

33 From the_Yardēn/(Jordan) the _rising _of the _sun DOM all _of the _land _of (the)_Gilˊād the_Gādī[s] and_the_Rəʼūⱱēnite[s] and_the_Manassite[s] from_ˊArōˊēr which is_at the _wadi _of ʼArnōn and_(the)_Gilˊād and_(the)_Bāshān.

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2. KJV translation for Moses in Judges 18:30. In Hebrew the two names differ by only one letter. Apparently an early scribe was offended that this verse connected Moses’ grandson with idolatry, so he changed the name to Manasseh to preserve Moses’ reputation. See Moses.

Show passage in OET: JDG 18:30

OET-RV JDG 18:30

30 The Danim mounted the carved image for themselves to worship. Yonatan (Jonathan) (Gereshom’s son from Menasheh (Manasseh)) became the priest for the Danim (and then his descendants until when the people were eventually exiled from the region).

OET-LV JDG 18:30

30 And_they _set _up to/for_them the _descendants _of Dān DOM the _carved_image and_Yōnātān/(Jonathan) the _son _of Gērəshom the _son _of wwww he and_sons _of_his they _were priests of_the _tribe _of of_the _Danite[s] until the _day _of the_earth/land went _into _exile.

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3. Thirteenth king of Judah (697–642 BC) and Jesus’ ancestor (Mt 1:10); notorious for his long and wicked reign, described in 2 Kings 21:1-26 and 2 Chronicles 33:1-20. His father was the godly king Hezekiah, and his mother was Hephzibah (2 Kgs 21:1).

Show passage in OET: MAT 1:10

OET-RV MAT 1:10

10 Hizkiyah the father of Menasheh (Manasseh; Grk. Manasses), Menasheh the father of Amon (Grk. Amos), Amon the father of Yoshiyah (Josiah; Grk. Yosias),

OET-LV MAT 1:10

10 and Hezekias bore the Manassaʸs/(Mənashsheh), and Manassaʸs bore the Amōs/(ʼĀmōʦ), and Amōs bore the Yōsias/(Yʼoshiy^yāh),

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:1

OET-RV KI2 21:1

21 Menasheh (Manasseh) was twelve when he became king, and he reigned over Yehudah (Judah) from Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for fifty-five years. (His mother was Heftsi-Bah.)

OET-LV KI2 21:1

21 Was_a _son _of two _plus ten year[s] Mənashsheh when_he_became _king and_fifty and_five year[s] he _reigned in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_name _of his/its_mother was_Hephzi- bah.

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At the age of 12 he became co-ruler with his father. In 686 BC his father died and he became sole monarch at only 23. His 55-year reign (2 Kgs 21:1) is dated from the beginning of his co-regency, so he ruled 11 years as co-regent and 44 years as sole king—longer than any other king in Judah or in Israel. Regrettably, he was the most wicked of all the Judean kings, even resorting to a series of murders, presumably to stay in power (21:16; 24:4). In addition to murder, among his sins listed in 2 Kings 21:2-9 are rebuilding the high places for pagan worship; encouraging Baal, sun, moon, and star worship; and burning his son as a child sacrifice (21:6; cf. 23:10; Jer 7:31).

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:16

OET-RV KI2 21:16

16 Menasheh even poured out so much innocent blood that he filled Yerushalem with it from one side to the other, and that was on top of his other sin of leading Yehudah into doing what Yahweh had said was evil.

OET-LV KI2 21:16

16 And_also blood innocent Mənashsheh he _shed much very until that he _had _filled DOM Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) mouth to_mouth apart_apart from_sin _of_his which he _caused _to _sin DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) for_doing the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH.

Show passage in OET: KI2 24:4

OET-RV KI2 24:4

4 and because he’d killed innocent people—Yahweh wouldn’t forgive him because he’d filled Yerushalem with innocent blood.

OET-LV KI2 24:4

4 And_also the _blood _of the _innocent which he _had _shed and_he _had _filled DOM Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) blood innocent and_not YHWH he _was _willing to_forgive.

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:2–9

OET-RV KI2 21:2

2 He did what Yahweh had said was evil like the evil behaviour of the people groups that Yahweh had driven out of the region ahead of the Israelis.

OET-RV KI2 21:3

3 In fact he went backwards from his father and rebuilt the hilltop shrines that Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) had destroyed, and he made altars for Ba’al, and he made an Asherah pole, just like Yisrael’s (Israel’s) King Ahav had, and he worshipped the constellations and followed astrology.

OET-RV KI2 21:4

4 Also he built altars in Yahweh’s residence, where Yahweh had said, “I will establish my reputation in Yerushalem.”

OET-RV KI2 21:5

5 Menasheh built altars to all the constellations in the two temple courtyards .

OET-RV KI2 21:6

6 He even sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering. He practised divination and read omens, and consulted mediums and fortune-tellers. He did so much that Yahweh had said was evil, provoking Yahweh to get angry.

OET-RV KI2 21:7

7 He placed the Asherah idol that he’d made in the temple about which Yahweh had said to David and to his son Shelomoh (Solomon), “I will establish my reputation forever in this house and in Yerushalem in Yehudah, which I’ve chosen out of all the tribes of Yisrael.

OET-RV KI2 21:8

8 ⇔If only the Israelis will take care to obey everything that I’ve commanded them, and all the instructions that my servant Mosheh (Moses) gave them, then I won’t continue to cause them to leave the area that I gave to their ancestors.”

OET-RV KI2 21:9

9 But they didn’t listen and Menasheh led them astray to do more evil things even than the people groups that Yahweh had destroyed as the people had entered the region.

OET-LV KI2 21:2

2 And_he/it _made the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH according_to _the _abominations _of the_nations which YHWH he _had _dispossessed from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI2 21:3

3 And_he _returned and_he/it _built DOM the _high_places which Ḩizqiy^yāh his/its_father he _had _destroyed and_he _set _up altars to_Baˊal and_he/it _made an _ʼAshērāh _pole just_as ʼAḩʼāⱱ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _had _done and_he _bowed _down to/from_all/each/any/every the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens and_he _served DOM_them.

OET-LV KI2 21:4

4 And_he _built altars in_house _of YHWH which YHWH he _had _said in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) I _will _put DOM name _of_my.

OET-LV KI2 21:5

5 And_he/it _built altars to/from_all/each/any/every the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens in_the _two _of the _courtyards _of the _house _of YHWH.

OET-LV KI2 21:6

6 And_he _made _pass DOM his/its_son in_fire and_he _practiced _soothsaying and_he _practiced _divination and_he _dealt _with necromancer and_soothsayers he _increased for_doing (the)_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH to_provoke_him_to _anger.

OET-LV KI2 21:7

7 And_he/it _assigned DOM the _image _of (the)_ʼAshērāh which he _had _made in_house which YHWH he _had _said to Dāvid and_near/to Shəlomoh/(Solomon) son _of_his in_house the_this and_in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) which I _have _chosen from_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I _will _put DOM name _of_my forever_perpetuity.

OET-LV KI2 21:8

8 And_not I _will _repeat to_make _wander the _foot _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from the_soil which I _gave to_ancestors _of_their only if they _will _take _care for_doing according_to _all that I_commanded _them and_to/for_all the_law which servant _of_my Mosheh he _commanded DOM_them.

OET-LV KI2 21:9

9 And_not they _listened and_he_misled _them Mənashsheh for_doing DOM (the)_evil more _than the_nations which YHWH he _had _destroyed from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:6

OET-RV KI2 21:6

OET-LV KI2 21:6

Show passage in OET: KI2 23:10

OET-RV KI2 23:10

10 Yoshiyah (Josiah) also desecrated the Tofet, which was in the Ben -Hinom valley, so that the people couldn’t sacrifice their children to Molek.

OET-LV KI2 23:10

10 And_he _made _unclean DOM (the)_Tofet which was_in _the _valley _of _the _sons _of _Hinnom_was_in _the _valley _of _Ben Hinnom was_in _the _valley _of _Ben to_not to_ anyone _make _pass DOM his/its_son and_DOM daughter _of_his in_fire to_Molek.

Show passage in OET: JER 7:31

OET-RV JER 7:31

31 They’ve built hilltop shrines to Tofet in Hinom Valley outside Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to burn their sons and daughters in fire—something I’ve never commanded or even considered.

OET-LV JER 7:31

31 And_they _have _built the _high _places _of (the)_Tofet which is_in_Valley _of son _of Valley _of to_burn DOM sons _of_their and_DOM daughters _of_their in_fire which not I _commanded and_not it _came _up on heart _of_my.

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Second Chronicles 33:11-16 indicates that he was taken as a prisoner of war to Babylon, that he genuinely repented there, that God restored him as king, and that he tried to abolish his former pagan practices and to restore proper worship of God alone. Skepticism about this account is not warranted, even though unparalleled in 2 Kings. Surviving Assyrian records twice mention Manasseh, saying that he faithfully provided men to transport timber from Lebanon to Nineveh for the Assyrian king Esar-haddon (681–669 BC) and that he paid tribute to King Ashurbanipal (669–627 BC) after an Assyrian military campaign in Egypt in 667 BC. Though Pharaoh Neco’s similar captivity and release is mentioned, Manasseh’s is not.

Show passage in OET: CH2 33:11–16

OET-RV CH2 33:11

11 so Yahweh brought in the Assyrian king’s army leaders and they captured Menasheh. They put a hook in his nose and bronze chains around his feet, and they took him away to Bavel (Babylon).

OET-RV CH2 33:12

12 ⇔When he was there suffering, he humbled himself in the presence of his ancestors’ god Yahweh, and pleaded with him for help.

OET-RV CH2 33:13

13 When he prayed, Yahweh listened to him and answered his request and brought him back to Yerushalem to his kingdom. Then Menasheh realised that Yahweh really is God.

OET-RV CH2 33:14

14 After that, he rebuilt the outer wall for ‘The City of David’ on the west of Gihon to the Fish Gate and around the hill—also making it higher. Then he stationed army commanders in all of Yehudah’s fortified cities.

OET-RV CH2 33:15

15 He removed the foreign gods and idols from the temple, as well as all the altars that he’d built on the temple mount and throughout Yerushalem, and he dumped them all outside the city.

OET-RV CH2 33:16

16 Then he rebuilt Yahweh’s altar and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Yehudah to serve Yisrael’s god Yahweh.

OET-LV CH2 33:11

11 And_ YHWH _he/it _brought on_them DOM the _commanders _of the _army which belonged_to_the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_they _captured DOM Mənashsheh with_thorns and_they_bound _him with _(the)_fetters and_they_brought _him to_Bāⱱel.

OET-LV CH2 33:12

12 And_just_as _harassed to_him/it he _entreated DOM the _face _of YHWH his/its_god and_he _humbled _himself exceedingly from_to/for_face/front/presence the _god _of his _ancestors _of_his.

OET-LV CH2 33:13

13 And_he _prayed to_him/it and_he _was _entreated to_him/it and_he/it _listened supplication _of_his and_bring _back_brought _him _back Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to_kingdom _of_his and_ Mənashsheh _he/it _knew if/because _that YHWH he the_ʼElohīm.

OET-LV CH2 33:14

14 And_after thus he _rebuilt the_wall outer of_the _city _of of _Dāvid westward_on of_Giyḩōn in_wadi and_to_go in_the _gate _of the _fish(es) and_he _went _around (to)_ˊOfel and_he_made _it _high very and_he/it _assigned commanders _of the_army in_all the_cities (the)_fortified in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

OET-LV CH2 33:15

15 And_he _removed DOM the _gods _of (the)_foreignness and_DOM the_image from_the _house _of YHWH and_all the_altars which he _had _built on_the _mountain _of the _house _of YHWH and_in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_he _threw_them outside_to_the of_city.

OET-LV CH2 33:16

16 And DOM the _altar _of YHWH and_he/it _sacrificed on/upon/above_him/it sacrifices _of peace _offering(s) and_thanksgiving and_he/it _said to_Yəhūdāh to_serve DOM YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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When Manasseh died in 642 BC, at the age of 67, he was buried in his own garden (2 Kgs 21:18), rather than with highly regarded kings like Jehoiada and Hezekiah (2 Chr 24:16; 32:33). His son Amon reverted to his father’s wicked practices, but reigned only two years (642–640 BC) before being assassinated. It was his godly grandson Josiah (640–609 BC) who led the people back to the true worship of Yahweh (2 Kgs 23:4-14). But even his reforms could not avert the judgment promised on account of Manasseh’s sins (vv 26-27).

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:18

OET-RV KI2 21:18

18 Then Menasheh died and was buried in the palace garden (made by Uza), and his son Amon replaced him as king.

OET-LV KI2 21:18

18 And_ Mənashsheh _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_he _was _buried in_the _garden _of his _house _of_his in_the _garden _of ˊUzzāʼ and_ ʼĀmōn his/its_son _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

Show passage in OET: CH2 24:16

OET-RV CH2 24:16

16 and they buried him with the kings in ‘The City of David’, because he’d done so much good for Yisrael (Israel), and for God and his temple.

OET-LV CH2 24:16

16 And_people_buried _him in_the _city _of Dāvid with the_kings if/because he _had _done good in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_with the_ʼElohīm and_his/its_house(hold).

Show passage in OET: CH2 32:33

OET-RV CH2 32:33

33 Then Hizkiyah died and was buried in the upper tombs with David’s other descendants, and everyone in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) and across Yehudah honoured him. Then his son Menasheh (Manasseh) replaced him as king.

OET-LV CH2 32:33

33 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_people_buried _him at_the _ascent _of the _graves _of the _descendants _of Dāvid and_honour they _did to_him/it at_death _of_his all _of Yəhūdāh and_the _inhabitants _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_ Mənashsheh son _of_his _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

Show passage in OET: KI2 23:4–14

OET-RV KI2 23:4

4 Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiyah and the other priests, and the temple guards to bring out all the utensils that were made for Ba’al and Asherah and for all the constellations, and he burnt them outside Yerushalem in the Kidron countryside, and carried their ashes to Beyt -El (Bethel).

OET-RV KI2 23:5

5 He got rid of the pagan priests that the kings of Yehudah had appointed to burn incense in the hilltop shrines around Yerushalem and across the rest of Yehudah, and the ones who burnt incense to Ba’al, and to the sun and moon and to the planets and constellations.

OET-RV KI2 23:6

6 He got the Asherah pole out from Yahweh’s temple and burnt it in the Kidron valley outside Yerushalem, then he pounded the ashes to dust and threw it over people’s graves.

OET-RV KI2 23:7

7 He demolished the cubicles of the male temple prostitutes that were inside Yahweh’s temple where the women were weaving Asherah coverings.

OET-RV KI2 23:8

8 He brought all the priests to Yerushalem from the cities of Yehudah, and he desecrated the hilltop shrines where the priests had burnt incense, from Geva to Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba). He demolished the hilltop shrines that Yehoshua (Joshua) (a city official) had built near the city gate (on the left of the gate as you entered the city).

OET-RV KI2 23:9

9 However those priests from those hilltop shrines weren’t allowed to serve at the altar in Yerushalem, but they were allowed to eat unleavened bread like the other priests.

OET-RV KI2 23:10

10 Yoshiyah (Josiah) also desecrated the Tofet, which was in the Ben -Hinom valley, so that the people couldn’t sacrifice their children to Molek.

OET-RV KI2 23:11

11 The horses that the kings of Yehudah had offered to the sun, he prevented from approaching the hall of the official Netan-Melek that was in the courtyards of Yahweh’s temple, and he set fire to the chariots of the sun.

OET-RV KI2 23:12

12 Then the king tore down the altars that were on the roof in Ahaz’s upper chamber that the kings of Yehudah made, and the altars that Menasheh (Manasseh) made in the two courtyards of Yahweh’s temple and he threw the rubble into the Kidron valley.

OET-RV KI2 23:13

13 The king desecrated the hilltop shrines that faced Yerushalem—they were south of the Mt. of Destruction’ (the Mt. of Olives). King Shelomoh (Solomon) had built shrines for Ashtarot (the disgusting god of the Tsidonim (Sidonians)) and for Kemosh (the disgusting god of Moav (Moab)) and for Molek (the disgusting god of the Amonim).

OET-RV KI2 23:14

14 He also smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles, then he desecrated those places by filling them with human bones.

OET-LV KI2 23:4

4 And_ the_king _he/it _commanded DOM Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer (the)_great and_DOM the _priests _of the _second _rank and_DOM the _keepers _of the _threshold to_bring _out from_the _temple _of YHWH DOM all _of the_vessels which_were_made for_Baˊal and_for_ʼAshērāh and_to/for_all the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens and_he_burnt _them from_the_outside of_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) in_the _fields _of Qidrōn and_he _carried DOM dust _of_their Bēyt- ^ʼēl.

OET-LV KI2 23:5

5 And_he _removed DOM the _pagan_priests whom the _kings _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) they _had _appointed and_he _made _smoke at_places in_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh and_the _surroundings _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_DOM those_who_made _smoke to_Baˊal to_sun and_to_moon and_to_constellations and_to/for_all the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens.

OET-LV KI2 23:6

6 And_he _brought _out DOM the _ʼAshērāh_pole from_the _house _of YHWH from_the_outside of_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to the _wadi _of Qidrōn and_he _burnt DOM_her/it in_the _wadi _of Qidrōn and_he _pulverised_it to_dust and_he _threw DOM dust _of_its on the _burial _site _of the _sons _of the _people.

OET-LV KI2 23:7

7 And_he _broke _down DOM the _houses _of the _male _cult _prostitutes which in_house _of YHWH where the_women were_weaving there houses for_ʼAshērāh.

OET-LV KI2 23:8

8 And_he/it _brought DOM all _of the_priests from_the _cities _of Yəhūdāh and_he _made _unclean DOM the _high_places where they _had _made _smoke there_(to) the_priests from_Geⱱaˊ to Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_he _broke _down DOM the _high _places _of the _gates which were _at_the _entrance _of the _gate _of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the _governor _of the_city which was_at the_left _side anyone at_the _gate _of the_city.

OET-LV KI2 23:9

9 Nevertheless not the _priests _of the _high _places they _went _up to the _altar _of YHWH in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) if/because (if) they _ate unleavened _bread(s) in _the_middle brothers _of_their.

OET-LV KI2 23:10

OET-LV KI2 23:11

11 And_he _removed DOM the_horses which the _kings _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) they _had _dedicated to_sun from_the _going of _the _house _of of_YHWH at the _room _of Nathan the_court-official which was_in_Parbar and_DOM the _chariots _of the _sun he _burnt with_fire.

OET-LV KI2 23:12

12 And_DOM the_altars which were_on the_roof the _upper _room _of ʼĀḩāz which they _had _made the _kings _of Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_altars which Mənashsheh he _had _made in_the _two _of the _courtyards _of the _house _of YHWH the_king he _pulled _down and_he _ran from_there and_he _threw DOM dust _of_their into the _wadi _of Qidrōn.

OET-LV KI2 23:13

13 And_DOM the _high_places which were_on the _face _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) which were_from_the_south _of the _mountain _of (the)_destruction which Shəlomoh/(Solomon) the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _had _built to_Astarte the _detestable _thing _of the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_to_Kəmōsh/(Chemosh) the _detestable _thing _of Mōʼāⱱ and_to_Malkām the _abomination _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn the_king he _made _unclean.

OET-LV KI2 23:14

14 And_he _broke DOM the _sacred_pillars and_he _cut _down DOM the _ʼAshērāh_poles and_he _filled DOM place _of_their bones _of humankind.

Show passage in OET: KI2 23:26–27

OET-RV KI2 23:26

26 However, Yahweh’s anger against Yehudah hadn’t cooled down after everything that King Menasheh (Manasseh) had done to make him angry,

OET-RV KI2 23:27

27 and Yahweh said, “I will also remove Yehudah out of my sight, just like I removed Yisrael (Israel). I’ll also reject this city of Yerushalem that I chose, as well as the house where I’d said that my name would be established.”

OET-LV KI2 23:26

26 Nevertheless not YHWH he _turned _back from_the _burning _of his _anger _of_his (the)_great which anger _of_his it _burnt on_Yəhūdāh on all _of the_provocations which he_had _provoked _him _to _anger Mənashsheh.

OET-LV KI2 23:27

27 And_ YHWH _he/it _said also DOM Yəhūdāh I _will _remove from_under face _of_my just_as I _removed DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_I _will _reject DOM the_city (the)_this which I _chose DOM Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_DOM the_house which I _said it _will _be name _of_my there.

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4. Pahath-moab’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:30).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:30

OET-RV EZR 10:30

• 30 From Pahat -Moav’s descendants: Adna, Kelal, Benayah, Ma’aseyah, Matanyah, Betsalel, Binuy, and Menasheh (Manasseh).

OET-LV EZR 10:30

30 And_of_the _sons _of Paḩat- Mōʼāⱱ ˊAdnāʼ and_Kelal Bənā^yāh Maˊₐsē^yāh Mattan^yāh Bəʦal^ʼēl and_Binnūy and_Mənashsheh.

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5. Hashum’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:33).