Manasseh undoes it all — altars for Baalim in the two courts of the house, his children through the fire, 'evil more than did the nations, whom Hashem destroyed.' Assyria takes him with hooks to Babylon. 'And when he was in distress, he besought Hashem his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. And he prayed to Him; and He was entreated of him... Then Manasseh knew that Hashem He was God.' The penitent king comes home, takes away the strange gods, and repairs the altar. His son Amon repeats the sin without the repentance, and his own servants slay him.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
verse value 4016
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 45 letters. The shortest word is "year" (שָׁנָ֖ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·Jerusalem" (בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 355: year, year. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "son·of·two" (בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֥ים). The root שנה appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·his·reigning" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "in·Jerusalem" (root ירושלם, 127x in II Chronicles); "year" (root שנה, 77x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·his·reigning', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 5 words. Full calculation: בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֥ים [son·of·two] (802) + עֶשְׂרֵ֛ה [-teen] (575) + שָׁנָ֖ה [year] (355) + מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה [Manasseh] (395) + בְמׇלְכ֑וֹ [in·his·reigning] (98) + וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים [and·fifty] (404) + וְחָמֵשׁ֙ [and·five] (354) + שָׁנָ֔ה [year] (355) + מָלַ֖ךְ [he·reigned] (90) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם [in·Jerusalem] (588) = 4016.
Malbim
Twelve years old - From here until verse 10, the text is copied from II Kings chapter 21, and there I explained the variations that appear between the two books - see there at length. As for the statement "Hashem spoke to Manasseh," it is explained there in Kings what that word was, which He spoke through His prophets.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hashem, after the abominations of the nations, whom Hashem cast out before the children of Israel.
verse value 3628
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 52 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֑ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "the·evil" (הָרַ֖ע, 3 letters) and the longest is "like·abominations·of" (כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 26: Hashem, Hashem. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "like·abominations·of" (כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙), "he·cast·out" (הוֹרִ֣ישׁ). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 8 words. Full calculation: וַיַּ֥עַשׂ [and·he·did] (386) + הָרַ֖ע [the·evil] (275) + בְּעֵינֵ֣י [in·eyes·of] (142) + יְהֹוָ֑ה [Hashem] (26) + כְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ [like·abominations·of] (904) + הַגּוֹיִ֔ם [the·nations] (64) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + הוֹרִ֣ישׁ [he·cast·out] (521) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + מִפְּנֵ֖י [from·before] (180) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 3628.
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
verse value 6371
Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 82 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·high·places" (אֶת־הַבָּמ֔וֹת, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "he·broke·down" (נִתַּ֖ץ), "Asheroth" (אֲשֵׁר֔וֹת), "and·he·worshiped" (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙). 17 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "and·he·made" (root עשה, 159x in II Chronicles); "his·father" (root אב, 114x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·father', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 10 words.
Metzudat Zion
the host of heaven - [meaning] the stars and constellations.
And he built altars in the house of Hashem, of which Hashem said: ‘In Jerusalem shall My name be for ever.’
verse value 2878
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 47 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֑ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁר֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·Jerusalem" (בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 26: Hashem, Hashem. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·built" (וּבָנָ֥ה), "will·be·My·name" (יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "in·the·house·of" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 6 words. Full calculation: וּבָנָ֥ה [and·he·built] (63) + מִזְבְּח֖וֹת [altars] (463) + בְּבֵ֣ית [in·the·house·of] (414) + יְהֹוָ֑ה [Hashem] (26) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + אָמַ֣ר [he·said] (241) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י [will·be·My·name] (380) + לְעוֹלָֽם [for·ever] (176) = 2878.
Rashi
“In Jerusalem, My name shall be forever” Scripture decries Manasseh, who built altars to pagan deities in the very House concerning which the Holy One, blessed be He, said, “I wish My name to rest there.” The verse stated after this (verse 7) is also an expression of decrying: “And he placed the graven image of the idol that he made in the House of God, concerning which, etc.” And also the verse (8): “And I will not continue to remove Israel’s feet, etc.”
Metzudat David
of which [Hashem] said, etc. – It is as though the verse were protesting against him, saying: See what he has done! In Jerusalem – In the House of Hashem that is in Jerusalem.
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Hashem.
verse value 2953
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 37 letters. The shortest word is "and·he·built" (וַיִּ֥בֶן, 4 letters) and the longest is "the·house·of·Hashem" (בֵּית־יְהֹוָֽה, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "in·two" (בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י), "courts·of" (חַצְר֥וֹת). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·house·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "and·he·built" (root בנה, 60x in II Chronicles); "altars" (root מזבח, 39x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·heaven', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיִּ֥בֶן [and·he·built] (68) + מִזְבְּח֖וֹת [altars] (463) + לְכׇל־צְבָ֣א [for·all·the·host·of] (173) + הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם [the·heaven] (395) + בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י [in·two] (712) + חַצְר֥וֹת [courts·of] (704) + בֵּית־יְהֹוָֽה [the·house·of·Hashem] (438) = 2953.
Metzudat David
in the two courts – The Court of the Priests and the Court of Israel.
He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced soothsaying, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and appointed those who divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit; he wrought much evil in the sight of Hashem, to provoke Him.
verse value 4399
Insights
Verse structure: 18 words, 81 letters. Notable word values: "and·he" (וְהוּא֩) = 18, chai, 'life'. The shortest word is "in·the·fire" (בָּאֵשׁ֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·a·familiar·spirit" (וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י, 7 letters). 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "he·made·pass" (הֶעֱבִ֨יר), "in·valley·of" (בְּגֵ֣י), "and·he·practiced·soothsaying" (וְעוֹנֵ֤ן). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "his·children" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "and·he·appointed" (root עשה, 159x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·a·familiar·spirit', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 6 words.
Rashi
and those who divine by the jidoa bone - Heb. יִדְּעוֹנִי spelled in full with a “vav,” because he did much [evil], and he added to the graven image of the idol that he made. They would take the bone of an animal known as jidoa, and place it in their mouths, whence it would speak.
Metzudat David
He also made [his children] to pass, etc. – This is the worship of Molech. and used enchantments, etc. – These are acts of sorcery.
Cross-references: Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:10; II Kings 21:6
And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son: ‘In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put My name for ever;
verse value 8182
Insights
Verse structure: 24 words, 106 letters. Notable word values: "God" (אֱלֹהִים֙) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·in·Jerusalem" (וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that, that. 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "graven·image·of" (אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל), "the·idol" (הַסֶּ֖מֶל), "and·to·Solomon" (וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה). The root אשר appears 3 times in this verse. 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "his·son" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'he·made', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 19 words.
'the graven image of the idol' — This is the same as saying 'the graven image of the image.'
Metzudat David
in the house, etc. – The carved image of the idol that he made, [he set] there, in the house of God. le'ilom – [This spelling is] like 'le'olam' [forever].
Metzudat Zion
the idol - Some [kind of] image, as in 'the image of jealousy' (Ezekiel 8:3).
neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers; if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.’
verse value 8329
Insights
Verse structure: 20 words, 102 letters. The shortest word is "only" (רַ֣ק, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·your·fathers" (לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם, 8 letters). 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·remove" (לְהָסִיר֙), "the·foot·of" (אֶת־רֶ֣גֶל), "I·appointed" (הֶעֱמַ֖דְתִּי). 20 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "to·do" (root עשה, 159x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·your·fathers', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 10 words.
Rashi
And I will not continue to remove Israel’s feet This refers back to the above verse, and all is a complaint; i.e., the Holy One, blessed be He, said, “So I said to David and to Solomon, ‘In this House I will place My name forever,’ and I also promised him, ‘And I will not continue to remove Israel’s feet from the land, if they will but observe, etc.’” But now And Manasseh led astray, etc. Because of him the Shechinah departed, and we are also still in exile because of him.
Metzudat David
neither will I any more, etc. – This too is from the words that Hashem spoke to David and to Solomon.
And Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, so that they did evil more than did the nations, whom Hashem destroyed before the children of Israel.
verse value 5125
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 64 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "evil" (רָ֔ע, 2 letters) and the longest is "Judah" (אֶת־יְהוּדָ֖ה, 7 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·led·astray" (וַיֶּ֣תַע), "evil" (רָ֔ע), "from·the·nations" (מִ֨ן־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם). 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 9 words. Full calculation: וַיֶּ֣תַע [and·he·led·astray] (486) + מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה [Manasseh] (395) + אֶת־יְהוּדָ֖ה [Judah] (431) + וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י [and·the·inhabitants·of] (328) + יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [Jerusalem] (586) + לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת [to·do] (806) + רָ֔ע [evil] (270) + מִ֨ן־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם [from·the·nations] (154) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + הִשְׁמִ֣יד [he·destroyed] (359) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + מִפְּנֵ֖י [from·before] (180) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 5125.
Metzudat David
than the nations – Namely, more than the nations, etc.
Metzudat Zion
made ... to err - [meaning] led them along a wayward path.
And Hashem spoke to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
verse value 1287
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 30 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 1287 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "and·not" (וְלֹ֥א, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·Manasseh" (אֶל־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה, 6 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·Manasseh" (אֶל־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה), "and·to·his·people" (וְאֶל־עַמּ֖וֹ). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "and·to·his·people" (root עם, 149x in II Chronicles); "and·he·spoke" (root דבר, 108x in II Chronicles). Full calculation: וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר [and·he·spoke] (222) + יְהֹוָ֛ה [Hashem] (26) + אֶל־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה [to·Manasseh] (426) + וְאֶל־עַמּ֖וֹ [and·to·his·people] (153) + וְלֹ֥א [and·not] (37) + הִקְשִֽׁיבוּ [they·gave·heed] (423) = 1287.
Wherefore Hashem brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
verse value 4507
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 76 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֜ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁר֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·he·carried·him" (וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "Manasseh" (אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה), "in·the·hooks" (בַּחֹחִ֑ים). 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "to·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·hooks', dividing the verse into phrases of 11 and 4 words.
Ralbag
'who took Manasseh with hooks' — Meaning, [they seized him] amid the strong fortifications to which he had fled for refuge.
Metzudat Zion
with hooks - This is the ring placed in the jaw of an animal to lead it against its will, as in 'I will put hooks in your jaws' (Ezekiel 29:4); it is used here figuratively, by way of metaphor. fetters - Chains of bronze.
Malbim
Wherefore Hashem brought - The entire account until the end of the chapter is an addition Ezra made beyond the book of Kings. With hooks - These are the rings by which wild, dangerous animals are led.
And when he was in distress, he besought Hashem his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
verse value 1895
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 46 letters. Notable word values: "to·him" (ל֔וֹ) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "to·him" (ל֔וֹ, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·when·being·distressed" (וּכְהָצֵ֣ר, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·when·being·distressed" (וּכְהָצֵ֣ר). The root אלהים appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "his·God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "from·before" (root פנים, 116x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·God', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 5 words. Full calculation: וּכְהָצֵ֣ר [and·when·being·distressed] (321) + ל֔וֹ [to·him] (36) + חִלָּ֕ה [he·besought] (43) + אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י [face·of] (541) + יְהֹוָ֣ה [Hashem] (26) + אֱלֹהָ֑יו [his·God] (52) + וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע [and·he·humbled·himself] (156) + מְאֹ֔ד [very] (45) + מִלִּפְנֵ֖י [from·before] (210) + אֱלֹהֵ֥י [the·God·of] (46) + אֲבֹתָֽיו [his·fathers] (419) = 1895.
Metzudat Zion
in distress - An expression of trouble. besought - An expression of prayer, as in 'entreat now' (I Kings 13:6).
Malbim
He besought... and prayed - Entreating [Hashem's] countenance serves to remove His wrath, while prayer serves to draw forth His favor.
And he prayed to Him; and He was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Hashem He was God.
verse value 4716
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 70 letters. Notable word values: "to·him" (לוֹ֙) = 36, double chai. Verse gematria: 4716 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "to·him" (לוֹ֙, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·He·brought·him·back" (וַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּ, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·He·was·entreated" (וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר), "his·supplication" (תְּחִנָּת֔וֹ). 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "that" (root כי, 131x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·his·kingdom', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 6 words.
Metzudat Zion
was entreated - [meaning] accepted the prayer, as in 'and Hashem was entreated of him' (Genesis 25:21).
Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height; and he put captains of the army in all the fortified cities of Judah.
verse value 4499
Insights
Verse structure: 20 words, 105 letters. The shortest word is "he·built" (בָּנָ֣ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·city·of·David" (לְעִיר־דָּוִ֡יד, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 45: and·to·entrance, very. 11 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "outer" (חִיצוֹנָ֣ה), "to·city·of·David" (לְעִיר־דָּוִ֡יד), "westward" (מַעְרָ֩בָה֩). The root עיר appears 2 times in this verse. 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·to·entrance" (root בוא, 159x in II Chronicles); "in·Judah" (root יהודה, 129x in II Chronicles); "to·city·of·David" (root עיר, 89x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'very', dividing the verse into phrases of 15 and 5 words.
Rashi
of Gihon in the valley beside the valley of Gihon, the name of a place. and he surrounded the Ophel And he surrounded from there the strength of the towers built with the work of Ophel.
Ralbag
'and he compassed about Ophel' — Meaning, he carried the wall around Ophel, which was the highest ground around Jerusalem, and he raised the wall to a very great height, and he stationed army captains in all the fortified cities of Judah to strengthen them against the enemy. It appears that he removed the idols only from the House of Hashem and from Jerusalem, but that afterward, for the rest of his days, neither the people of Judah nor he himself worshiped idols; however, they continued to offer sacrifices to Hashem their God at the high places, and in this alone did they sin, for the high places had already been forbidden.
Metzudat David
on the west side – West of the waters of Gihon, which flow in the valley. even to the entrance – From there the wall extended to reach the Fish Gate, and from there it went on and encircled the Ophel — this being the name of a [fortified] tower [height].
Metzudat Zion
in the valley - [meaning] in a ravine.
Malbim
On the west side of Gihon - This is on the west side of Jerusalem. Even to the entrance at the fish gate - This was on the east side, and there was the Ophel, as mentioned in Nehemiah 3.
And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of Hashem, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Hashem, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
verse value 5124
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 76 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·the·altars" (וְכׇל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת, 10 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·the·idol" (וְאֶת־הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙), "and·all·the·altars" (וְכׇל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת), "and·he·cast" (וַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "the·gods·of" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 3 words.
Rashi
and he cast them outside but he neither broke them nor hid them from the eye. Therefore, his son went astray after them, as it is written (below verse 22): “and to all the graven images that [Manasseh his father] had made,” for he took them from the place where he had cast them.
And he built up the altar of Hashem, and offered sacrifices of peace-offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve Hashem, the God of Israel.
verse value 3098
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 72 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "and·he·built" (וַיִּ֙בֶן֙, 4 letters) and the longest is "altar·of" (אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·thanksgiving" (וְתוֹדָ֑ה). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "the·God·of" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "and·he·said" (root אמר, 184x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·thanksgiving', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 6 words.
Rashi
and he sacrificed upon it peace-offerings and thanksgiving offerings He brought a thanksgiving offering and thanked the Holy One, blessed be He, for restoring him to Jerusalem and to his kingdom.
Metzudat David
And he built up the altar – That is, he repaired it and renewed it.
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Hashem, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.
verse value 4879
Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 80 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֖ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "in·name·of" (בְּשֵׁ֥ם, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·his·God" (אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו֒, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 541: Israel, Israel. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·his·God" (אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו֒), "the·seers" (הַחֹזִ֔ים), "the·ones·speaking" (הַֽמְדַבְּרִ֣ים). The root דבר appears 4 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "kings·of" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "to·his·God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Israel', dividing the verse into phrases of 13 and 4 words.
Metzudat David
they are written among the acts – Behold, they are written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
Malbim
His prayer... his prayer, and how [Hashem] was entreated of him - The first prayer, which he prayed while still imprisoned, is recorded in "the acts of the kings of Israel" and is found in the Apocrypha books; it is a mundane [uninspired] text. The prayer he prayed afterward is holy, and is found among "the words of the seers" - it is preserved in Psalms (chapter 66), as I explained there; and the seers also recorded his sins in detail. And "chozei" is the same as "chozim" [both meaning "seers"].
His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his transgression, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself; behold, they are written in the history of the seers.
verse value 6084
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 93 letters. Verse gematria: 6084 = 78². The shortest word is "in" (עַ֖ל, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·all·his·sin" (וְכׇל־חַטָּאת֣וֹ, 8 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·was·entreated·to·him" (וְהֵעָתֶר־לוֹ֮), "and·all·his·sin" (וְכׇל־חַטָּאת֣וֹ), "and·the·places" (וְהַמְּקֹמ֗וֹת). 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "before" (root פנים, 116x in II Chronicles); "in" (root על, 111x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root פסיל ("and·the·graven·images") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·humbling·himself', dividing the verse into phrases of 14 and 5 words.
Rashi
and his prayer how he prayed. and its acceptance and his return to his kingdom.
Metzudat David
and how God was entreated of him – That Hashem accepted his prayer.
So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
verse value 3094
Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 44 letters. Verse gematria: 3094 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "his·son" (בְּנ֖וֹ, 3 letters) and the longest is "with·his·fathers" (עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "his·house" (בֵּית֑וֹ). 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·he·reigned" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "his·son" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "his·house" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·house', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב [and·he·slept] (338) + מְנַשֶּׁה֙ [Manasseh] (395) + עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו [with·his·fathers] (529) + וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ [and·they·buried·him] (329) + בֵּית֑וֹ [his·house] (418) + וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ [and·he·reigned] (106) + אָמ֥וֹן [Amon] (97) + בְּנ֖וֹ [his·son] (58) + תַּחְתָּֽיו [in·his·stead] (824) = 3094.
Rashi
and they buried him in his house Like “in his house.” In II Kings (21:18) it is written: “in the garden of his house.” He did not merit to be buried with his forefathers.
Metzudat Zion
his own house - [meaning] in his house.
Malbim
his own house — [I.e.,] in his own house; and there [in Kings] it says, 'and he was buried in the garden of his house.' The rest of the material to the end of the chapter is copied from Kings, with some additions.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
verse value 3812
Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 43 letters. The shortest word is "year" (שָׁנָ֖ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "son·of·twenty" (בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֥ים, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 756: and·two, and·two. The root שנים appears 2 times in this verse. 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·his·reigning" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "son·of·twenty" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "in·Jerusalem" (root ירושלם, 127x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·his·reigning', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 4 words. Full calculation: בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [son·of·twenty] (672) + וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם [and·two] (756) + שָׁנָ֖ה [year] (355) + אָמ֣וֹן [Amon] (97) + בְּמׇלְכ֑וֹ [in·his·reigning] (98) + וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם [and·two] (756) + שָׁנִ֔ים [years] (400) + מָלַ֖ךְ [he·reigned] (90) + בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם [in·Jerusalem] (588) = 3812.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hashem, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
verse value 3996
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 69 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 3996 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "the·evil" (הָרַע֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·to·all·the·graven·images" (וּלְכׇל־הַפְּסִילִ֗ים, 11 letters). Words sharing gematria 395: Manasseh, Manasseh. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·to·all·the·graven·images" (וּלְכׇל־הַפְּסִילִ֗ים), "and·he·served·them" (וַיַּעַבְדֵֽם). The root עשה appears 3 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "as·that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "and·he·did" (root עשה, 159x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·father', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 8 words.
And he humbled not himself before Hashem, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon became guilty more and more.
verse value 1739
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 46 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "but" (כִּ֛י, 2 letters) and the longest is "from·before" (מִלִּפְנֵ֣י, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "as·he·humbled·himself" (כְּהִכָּנַ֖ע). The root כנע appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "but" (root כי, 131x in II Chronicles); "from·before" (root פנים, 116x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·father', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 5 words. Full calculation: וְלֹ֤א [and·not] (37) + נִכְנַע֙ [he·humbled·himself] (190) + מִלִּפְנֵ֣י [from·before] (210) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + כְּהִכָּנַ֖ע [as·he·humbled·himself] (165) + מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה [Manasseh] (395) + אָבִ֑יו [his·father] (19) + כִּ֛י [but] (30) + ה֥וּא [he] (12) + אָמ֖וֹן [Amon] (97) + הִרְבָּ֥ה [he·did·much] (212) + אַשְׁמָֽה [guiltiness] (346) = 1739.
Metzudat David
but this same Amon became guilty [more and more] – That is, throughout his existence, from beginning to end, he multiplied guilt, and did not turn back from his ways.
And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
verse value 1727
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 27 letters. The shortest word is "against·him" (עָלָיו֙, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·they·put·him·to·death" (וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "in·his·house" (בְּבֵיתֽוֹ). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·his·house" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles); "against·him" (root על, 111x in II Chronicles); "his·servants" (root עבד, 54x in II Chronicles). Full calculation: וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ [and·they·conspired] (622) + עָלָיו֙ [against·him] (116) + עֲבָדָ֔יו [his·servants] (92) + וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ [and·they·put·him·to·death] (477) + בְּבֵיתֽוֹ [in·his·house] (420) = 1727.
But the people of the land slew all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
verse value 3989
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 59 letters. The shortest word is "his·son" (בְנ֖וֹ, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·the·ones·conspiring" (כׇּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 406: people·of·the·land, people·of·the·land. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "all·the·ones·conspiring" (כׇּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים), "Josiah" (אֶת־יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ). The root ארץ appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "against·the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "his·son" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "people·of·the·land" (root ארץ, 74x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root יאשיהו ("Josiah") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Amon', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 5 words.
Malbim