He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
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He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
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And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
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And he humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon became guilty more and more.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 33:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherah poles and the engraved images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22 In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz.
- 2 Chronicles 33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they didn’t listen to me or incline their ear, but made their neck stiff. They did worse than their fathers.
- Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. They couldn’t blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. In the time of their visitation they will be cast down, says Yahweh.
- 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:23 And humbled not himself before the LORD,…
2Ch 33:23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
Ver. 23. But Amon trespassed more and more.] Heb., He multiplied trespass; adding rebellion to sin, he died in it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. Trespassed more and more.] He appears to…
Verse 23. Trespassed more and more.] He appears to have exceeded his father, and would take no warning.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:23. And humbled not himself &c. — He…
2Ch 33:23. And humbled not himself &c. — He fell, like his father, but did not rise again like him. It is not so much sin, as impenitence in sin, that ruins men; not so much that they have offended, as that they do not humble themselves for, and forsake their offences; not the disease, but the neglect of the remedy. But Amon trespassed more and more — Increased in wickedness of every kind, and especially in his attachment to various and abominable idolatries. They that were joined to idols, generally grew more and more mad upon them.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sins, inasmuch as he died in his guilt. Prot.…
Sins, inasmuch as he died in his guilt. Prot. "but Amon trespassed more and more," (H.) following the former bad example of Manasses, Jeremias xv. D.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. and humbled] R.V. And he humbled. This ver.…
23. and humbled] R.V. And he humbled. This ver. is not in 2 Kin.
but Amon] R.V. but this same Amon; cp. 2Ch_28:12 (note).
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trespassed] Render, became guilty (so R.V. mg.); cp. 2Ch_19:10; 2Ch_24:18; 2Ch_28:10; 2Ch_28:13.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) And humbled not himself . . . more…
(23) And humbled not himself . . . more and more.—This verse is added by the chronicler.
But Amon trespassed more and more.—Literally, for he, Amon, multiplied trespass.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain But Amon transgressed more and more.
2Ch_33:23
But Amon transgressed more and more.
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Consolidation in the forces of evil
It is wonderful what evil can be done with a profession of religion. Amen was sacrificing unto all the carved images; he was so religious as to be irreligious; he reached the point of exaggeration, and that point is blasphemy. When there is mere ignorance, God in His lovingkindness and tender mercy often closes His eyes as if He could not see what is being done: but when it is not ignorance but violence, determination, real obstinacy in the way of evil, and utter recklessness as to what it may cost--what if God should be compelled to open His eyes, and look the evil man full in the face, and condemn him by silent observation? It is wonderful, too, how much evil can be done in a little time. Nothing is so easy as evil. A man could almost fell a forest before he could grow one tree. Every blow tells: every bad word becomes a great blot: there is an infinite contagion in evil; it affects every one, it poisons quickly, it makes a harvest in the night-time. To do good how much time is required! How few people will believe that we are doing good! We have to encounter suspicion, criticism, distrust; men say, We must wait to see the end; we cannot believe in the possibility of all this earnestness and sacrifice; they ask questions about its possible permanence; even good men are apt to hinder other good men in endeavouring to do good. But evil has no such disadvantages to contend with. There is a consolidation in the forces of evil that is not known among the forces of good. It would seem as if the poets description were right--Devil with devil damned, firm concord holds. It may be that in that energetic expression Milton has stated the reality of the case. (J. Parker, D.D.)
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