“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;
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“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;
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'Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 21:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 21:26 He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Kings 24:3-4 Surely at the commandment of Yahweh this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did, and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.
- 2 Kings 21:9 But they didn’t listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than the nations did whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.
- Jeremiah 15:4 I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
- Genesis 15:16 In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
- 1 Kings 14:16 He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.”
- 1 Kings 15:30 for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.
- 1 Kings 16:19 for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
- 2 Kings 21:2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Kings 21:16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
- 2 Kings 21:21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them;
- 2 Kings 23:26-27 Notwithstanding, Yahweh didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him. Yahweh said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ”
- Ezekiel 16:3 and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says to Jerusalem: “Your origin and your birth is of the land of the Canaanite. An Amorite was your father, and your mother was a Hittite.
- Ezekiel 16:45 You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 21:11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done…
2Ki 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:
Ver. 11. Above all that the Amorites did.] Noluit solita peccare, et puduit eum non esse impudentem. {a} Such a profligate wicked person was Julian the apostate called by some Idolian: and Pope John XII, of whom Luitprand writeth that he ordained ministers in a stable, drank a health to the devil, called to Jove, Venus, and other heathen deities for help at his dice playing, died in his harlot’s embracings, being struck to death by the devil, &c. {b}
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{a} Senec.
{b} Basil., lib. vi cap. 7.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Above all that the Amorites did, i.e. the Canaanitish…
Above all that the Amorites did, i.e. the Canaanitish nations, all so called from one eminent part of them. See Poole "Gen 15:16".
Hath made Judah also to sin with his idols; by his example, encouragement, counsel, authority, and command.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations,....…
Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations,.... Before named, Kg2 21:3,
and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did that were before him; one of the seven nations of Canaan, a principal of them, and which is put for all the rest:
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and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: the worship of them, as the Targum; which he did both by his edicts, and by his example.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 21:11-12. Manasseh hath done wickedly, above what the…
2Ki 21:11-12. Manasseh hath done wickedly, above what the Amorites did — The Canaanitish nations; all so called from one eminent part of them, Gen 15:16. And hath made Judah to sin with his idols — By his example, encouragement, counsel, authority, and command. Therefore I am bringing evil upon Jerusalem — It will come, and it is at no great distance. Whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle — The report of it shall fill men’s minds with terror and amazement.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Doings. Hebrew, "idols," ver. 2. See chap. xvii. 12.…
Doings. Hebrew, "idols," ver. 2. See chap. xvii. 12. (Haydock)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. all that the Amorites] The Amorites are put…
11. all that the Amorites] The Amorites are put for the inhabitants of Canaan generally, though strictly the Amorites, with the Hittites and the Jebusites, were the mountaineer portion of the people, whilst the Canaanites dwelt by the sea and by the Jordan. See Num_13:29.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) And hath done.—The and is not in the…
(11) And hath done.—The and is not in the Hebrew, though the Syriac and Arabic supply it. It is not wanted, for the sense is, namely, because he hath done wickedly, &c.
The Amorites.—A general designation of the native races of Canaan, just as in Homer Achaeans. Danaans, &c., in turn represent the Greeks. (See Amo_2:9,’ Eze_16:3; and comp. 1Ki_21:26.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Because Manasseh King of Judah hath done these abominations…
Because Manasseh King of Judah hath done these abominations (comp. ver. 2), and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him (comp. ver. 9). The "Amorites" are put here (as in Gen_15:16; 1Ki_21:26; and Amo_2:9, Amo_2:10) for the Canaanitish nations generally. Next to the Hittites, they were the most important of the seven nations. And hath made Judah also to sin with his idols (see the comment on ver. 9).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 21:11 The Amorites were the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the…
21:11 The Amorites were the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the land, known for their wickedness. • Manasseh practiced the idolatry of the Amorites as Ahab had done (1 Kgs 21:26).
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