Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
2 Chronicles 33
Manasseh. This chapter is complementary to 2 Kings 21:11-17, concerning his reformation, are supplementary. See App-56.
had said. In Deuteronomy 12:11. 1 Kings 8:29; 1 Kings 9:3. 1 Kings 6:6; 1 Kings 7:16.
name. See note on Psalms 20:1.
pass through the fire. Compare Leviticus 18:21. Deuteronomy 18:10. 2 Kings 23:10. 2 Kings 28:3.
observed times. Consulted auguries.
times = clouds, which were watched for auguries.
familiar spirit. See note on Leviticus 19:31.
evil = the evil. Hebrew. ra"a" (with Art). App-44.
captains = princes. See note on "Gezer", 1 Kings 9:15-17.
the king of Assyria. Esar-haddon.
among the thorns = with hooks, or rings. A monument has been found showing this king Esar-haddon leading two captives with hooks or rings through their lips. And in an inscription he says: "I transported (from Syria) into Assyria men and women innumerable . . . I counted among the vassals of my realm twelve kings of Syria, beyond the mountains, Balou king of Tyre, Manasseh king of Judah".
His prayer. Not recorded. That given in the Apocrypha not considered genuine.
images. Same word as 2 Chronicles 33:22 and Deuteronomy 7:5. Always plural in O.T.
the seers = the chozai. See note on 1 Chronicles 29:29.
slept with his fathers. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16.
in his own house. The Septuagint reads "in the garden of his own house". Compare 2 Kings 21:18.
but Amon = "but he Amon".
trespassed more and more = he multiplied trespass. Hebrew. "asham.
the People of the land = the commonalty. Compare 2 Chronicles 36:1.
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