Manasseh builds altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts and sheds very much innocent blood; Hashem will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and wipe it as a man wipes a dish; Amon reigns two years and is slain in his own house.
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah.
verse value 4604
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 57 letters. The shortest word is "year" (שָׁנָה֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·Jerusalem" (בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 355: year, year. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "son·of·two" (בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים), "Hephzi-bah" (חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ). The root שנה appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·his·reigning" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "year" (root שנה, 109x in II Kings); "and·name·of" (root שם, 61x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 3 words. Full calculation: בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים [son·of·two] (802) + עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה [ten] (575) + שָׁנָה֙ [year] (355) + מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה [Manasseh] (395) + בְמׇלְכ֔וֹ [in·his·reigning] (98) + וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים [and·fifty] (404) + וְחָמֵשׁ֙ [and·five] (354) + שָׁנָ֔ה [year] (355) + מָלַ֖ךְ [he·reigned] (90) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + וְשֵׁ֥ם [and·name·of] (346) + אִמּ֖וֹ [his·mother] (47) + חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ [Hephzi-bah] (195) = 4604.
Cross-references: Genesis 41:51; II Chronicles 33:1
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 3622
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 51 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 "abominations·of" (כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 26: Hashem, Hashem. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "abominations·of" (כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "and·did" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 8 words. Full calculation: וַיַּ֥עַשׂ [and·did] (386) + הָרַ֖ע [the·evil] (275) + בְּעֵינֵ֣י [in·eyes·of] (142) + יְהֹוָ֑ה [Hashem] (26) + כְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ [abominations·of] (898) + הַגּוֹיִ֔ם [the·nations] (64) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + הוֹרִ֣ישׁ [he·cast·out] (521) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + מִפְּנֵ֖י [from·face·of] (180) + בְּנֵ֥י [son] (62) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 3622.
Metzudat Zion
Drive out. Expel:
Malbim
And he did evil, thinking from one level to another: first he himself did evil, and afterwards, (3) he again built the high places. The high places were mostly for [the worship of] Heaven, and there was a sin in them, namely that it is forbidden to offer sacrifices outside the Temple. Hezekiah had removed the high places, and he rebuilt them, and this was to cause the many to sin. (And he also included in this the high places that were for idolatry; therefore, here it says "the high places which he destroyed," referring to the high places that were for [the worship of] Heaven, whereas in Chronicles it says "the high places which Hezekiah tore down," meaning the high places that were for idolatry, which required tearing down.) He added to his own sins by erecting altars to Baal and making an Asherah. Baal was specifically associated with the sun, and the Asherah with the moon, and both were made by Ahab. (And here it says, "He erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah," whereas in Chronicles it says "to the Baals" in the plural, and similarly it says "he made Asherim." For here it says "as Ahab did," and Ahab made [an altar] to one Baal, whereas in Chronicles it records that afterwards he added also to many Baals, in addition to what Ahab did; therefore, it did not say there "as Ahab did.") And he added to [the sins of] Ahab by bowing down to the rest of the host of heaven and serving them. Service is an addition to bowing down, for bowing down can be done even for the sake of honor, when one considers it a mediator between God, just as one honors the king's ministers. But service indicates that he considers it divine.
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
verse value 6910
Insights
Verse structure: 22 words, 96 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·high·places" (אֶת־הַבָּמ֔וֹת, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "has·destroyed" (אִבַּ֖ד). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 20 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "king" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "and·did" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·father', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 15 words.
Radak
As Ahab did. For he was the first to make an Asherah among the kings of Israel, for until Ahab reigned, we did not see any of the kings making an Asherah; rather, they were only following in the sin of Jeroboam.
And he built altars in the house of Hashem, whereof Hashem said: ‘In Jerusalem will I put My name.’
verse value 3418
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 43 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" (בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 26: Hashem, Hashem. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·built" (וּבָנָ֥ה). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "said" (root אמר, 342x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 6 words. Full calculation: וּבָנָ֥ה [and·built] (63) + מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת [altars] (457) + בְּבֵ֣ית [in·the·house·of] (414) + יְהֹוָ֑ה [Hashem] (26) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + אָמַ֣ר [said] (241) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + אָשִׂ֥ים [I·will·put] (351) + אֶת־שְׁמִֽי [name] (751) = 3418.
Metzudat David
Which said, etc. As if the verse complains about him, saying: See what he has done! Is it not the Lord who dwells there, yet he has set up altars to Asherah there?
In Jerusalem. In the House that stands in Jerusalem:
"I will place My name": This means that I will establish My Divine Presence there.
Malbim
(4-5) "And he built, etc." "And he built, etc." He added that he built altars in the House of the Lord, besides the specific altar commanded by the Torah. This was to offer sacrifices to the Lord, implying that there are separate services in the service of the Lord. This is a denial of the unity of the Lord. The essence of the matter is that thereby he also built altars for the host of heaven in the courtyards of the House of the Lord. Thus, there were altars to the Lord inside the House, and to the host of heaven in the courtyards, as if they govern the external world, while the Lord governs from within like a king. This constituted an association of the Name of Heaven with another entity. Therefore, it is written in the first instance "and he built" in the complete past tense, and in the second instance "and he built" in the past tense converted to future (a principle I hold that the past tense with the conjunctive vav indicates the continuation of the action and its proximity to the present), because his ultimate aim was not the first act, but only what he completed, namely that he built altars for the host of heaven. And what is stated, "which the Lord said, 'I will place My name in Jerusalem,'" is the reason for his action: since Jerusalem was chosen for the Divine Presence and His governance, he came with his heresy to appoint partners and assistants to Him in the external governance, alluded to by the courtyards of the House, in addition to His governance inside the House.
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). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "altars" (מִזְבְּח֖וֹת). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·house·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "in·two·of" (root שנים, 39x in II Kings); "altars" (root מזבח, 28x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'heaven', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיִּ֥בֶן [and·he·built] (68) + מִזְבְּח֖וֹת [altars] (463) + לְכׇל־צְבָ֣א [to·all·host·of] (173) + הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם [heaven] (395) + בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י [in·two·of] (712) + חַצְר֥וֹת [courts·of] (704) + בֵּית־יְהֹוָֽה [the·house·of·Hashem] (438) = 2953.
Metzudat David
"Regarding two courtyards": the Court of the Priests and the Court of Israel.
And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised soothsaying, and used enchantments, and appointed them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit: he wrought much evil in the sight of Hashem, to provoke Him.
verse value 3837
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 64 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֖ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "in·the·fire" (בָּאֵ֔שׁ, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·familiar·spirits" (וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים, 7 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·made·pass" (וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר), "and·he·practiced·soothsaying" (וְעוֹנֵ֣ן), "and·he·used·enchantments" (וְנִחֵ֔שׁ). The root עשה appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "and·will·do" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings); "in·eyes·of" (root עין, 49x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·familiar·spirits', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 6 words. Full calculation: וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר [and·made·pass] (293) + אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ [son] (459) + בָּאֵ֔שׁ [in·the·fire] (303) + וְעוֹנֵ֣ן [and·he·practiced·soothsaying] (182) + וְנִחֵ֔שׁ [and·he·used·enchantments] (364) + וְעָ֥שָׂה [and·will·do] (381) + א֖וֹב [ghost] (9) + וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים [and·familiar·spirits] (190) + הִרְבָּ֗ה [be or become great] (212) + לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת [to·do] (806) + הָרַ֛ע [the·evil] (275) + בְּעֵינֵ֥י [in·eyes·of] (142) + יְהֹוָ֖ה [Hashem] (26) + לְהַכְעִֽיס [to·provoke] (195) = 3837.
Radak
"To do evil in the eyes of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger." They said that he removed the upper fire that had been on the altar since it had descended there in the days of Solomon; he stood and removed it, and this deed was done to provoke [God] to anger.
Metzudat David
"And he caused to pass through..."—this refers to the service of Molech.
"And he practiced soothsaying," etc. They are the work of sorcery.
Malbim
"And he passed [his son through the fire]" — after this he began [to introduce] the abominations of the Canaanites, which were the severe [abominations]: the worship of Molech, divination, and practicing ov and yid'oni [necromancy and familiar spirits]. The Scripture testified that the ultimate purpose of his actions was to provoke the Lord, not out of desire or inadvertence. And in Chronicles it is written: "And he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom." One may say that since he acted initially to provoke [God], he caused only one son to pass through the fire, for one who causes all his offspring to pass through the fire is exempt [from the death penalty]. And this matter is recounted in Kings, and in Chronicles it recounts that afterward he caused the rest of his sons to pass through the fire (for Amon was born after he had done repentance, for Amon was twenty-two years old in his reign). And lest he be thereby exempt from punishment, he caused the second son to pass through the fire himself, not through the priests. For what is stated: "And none of your seed shall you give to pass through Molech," and they expounded: "Your seed, but not all his seed," refers to one who hands [the child] over to the priests, for one who causes [the child] to pass but does not hand [him] over is exempt. And if so, if he caused one son to pass according to the law of Molech, handing him over to the priests, and the second he caused to pass himself, not through the priests, he is liable for the first one, even according to the opinion of the Kesef Mishneh, who holds (unlike the opinion of the Tosafot) that if he caused the first son to pass and afterward caused all his offspring to pass, he is exempt from the death penalty. This applies only if he caused them to pass according to the law of Molech, which requires that he hand them over to the priests and then take them back from them. And regarding this it said there: "He caused his sons to pass," meaning he himself, not through the intermediation of the priests. And therefore it said there: "in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom," indicating that in any case it was in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, the place of Tophet.
And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Hashem 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 8387
Insights
Verse structure: 23 words, 98 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָה֙) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. 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. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "graven·image·of" (אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל), "to·David" (אֶל־דָּוִד֙), "and·to·Solomon" (וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה). The root אשר appears 3 times in this verse. 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "said" (root אמר, 342x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings). First appearance of the root שלמה ("and·to·Solomon") in II Kings. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'did', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 18 words.
Metzudat David
In the house. The idol of Asherah that he made, he placed them in the house of the Lord:
Malbim
And he set this up; this was the greatest abomination, that he established the image of the Asherah within the Temple, to the extent that he equated idolatry with the service of the Lord (as it is stated, "For the bed is too short for one to stretch out on it," meaning that two enemies were upon him, as if they were equal partners together). And in Chronicles it says, "the image of the symbol," for afterward he added to his wickedness and made a symbol, which is an idol composed of four forms, as our Sages of blessed memory stated in Sanhedrin 103a and in Rabbah on Deuteronomy, Chapter 2: it was designed to correspond to the four living creatures that bear the Throne, one opposite the other, as it is written (Deuteronomy 4:25), "And you make for yourselves a carved image, the form of any symbol." And it comprises four types: the form of a beast, the form of a bird, the form of a fish, and the form of a creeping thing; these are the land animal, the flying creature, the swimming creature, and the creature that lives in water and on land (excluding the form of a male, which is a general category encompassing all species). And this was the symbol of jealousy (of which it is written in Ezekiel 8:5), which was located from the north, at the entrance of the altar within. And in Rabbah on Leviticus (ch. 16), on the verse "Something like a plague has appeared to me in the house" (Leviticus 14:35), concerning the image of Manasseh, which was designed to correspond to the four aspects of the plague. In the House that the Lord said to David, and this magnifies his sin in four matters: 1. After the Lord had designated this place for the Tabernacle, to dwell there with His holiness forever; 2. That He chose this place from among all the tribes of Israel, as if everything performed in this House of worship was performed by the totality of Israel, all of whom participate there, and there the bond between the Lord and His chosen people is established.
neither will I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.’
verse value 8052
Insights
Verse structure: 20 words, 91 letters. Notable word values: "my·servant" (עַבְדִּ֥י) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "only" (רַ֣ק, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·to·all·the·law" (וּלְכׇ֨ל־הַתּוֹרָ֔ה, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "I·will·add" (אֹסִ֗יף), "to·make·wander" (לְהָנִיד֙), "foot" (רֶ֣גֶל). The root אשר appears 3 times in this verse. 18 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "to·do" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings); "and·not" (root לא, 106x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·their·fathers', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 11 words.
Radak
"And I will not again cause [Israel's foot] to wander." He said, "I will add [continue]," because when they sinned, He would bring their enemies upon them, and they would cause them to wander and exile them from their land, even though they had not yet experienced a complete exile prior to David.
Metzudat David
"And I will not add." This too is from the words of GOD, who said to David and to Solomon:
"Which I commanded them": These are "I am [the LORD your God]" and "You shall have no other gods," etc., which they heard from the Mouth of the Almighty. "Which My servant Moses commanded them": These are all the remaining commandments, which they heard from Moses, as told to him by the Mouth of GOD.
Metzudat Zion
To cause to wander. From the word wandering:
Malbim
And no, 3. He attached to this a condition that by means of the Temple, I will not cause the foot of Israel to be shaken from the land, as it is written, "And I will appoint a place for My people Israel and plant them, and they shall dwell in their place and be disturbed no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more," as explained there, and as it is stated (Berakhot 7a), and there it says: It is written (in Samuel) "to afflict them," and it is written (in Chronicles) "to destroy them." Initially, to afflict them, and ultimately, to destroy them. This means that in Chronicles, it speaks after the sin of Solomon. Therefore, here it says, "I will not cause them to be shaken," whereas in Chronicles it says, "I will not remove them," which refers to complete removal, because after the sin, He did not promise regarding affliction and shaking, but only regarding destruction and complete removal. 4. However, there was a condition in this, namely, only if they guard to do according to all that I have commanded them. This means the commandments of the prophets and the Oral Torah, and "all the Torah" refers to the Written Torah that Moses commanded.
But they hearkened not; and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations, whom Hashem destroyed before the children of Israel.
verse value 4679
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 57 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "and·not" (וְלֹ֖א, 3 letters) and the longest is "from·the·nations" (מִ֨ן־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·he·led·them·astray" (וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם), "from·the·nations" (מִ֨ן־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם), "he·destroyed" (הִשְׁמִ֣יד). 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "to·do" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). First appearance of the root רעע ("the·evil") in II Kings. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'they·heard', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 11 words. Full calculation: וְלֹ֖א [and·not] (37) + שָׁמֵ֑עוּ [they·heard] (416) + וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם [and·he·led·them·astray] (526) + מְנַשֶּׁה֙ [Manasseh] (395) + לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת [to·do] (806) + אֶת־הָרָ֔ע [the·evil] (676) + מִ֨ן־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם [from·the·nations] (154) + אֲשֶׁר֙ [that] (501) + הִשְׁמִ֣יד [he·destroyed] (359) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + מִפְּנֵ֖י [from·face·of] (180) + בְּנֵ֥י [son] (62) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 4679.
Metzudat David
"And they did not listen." However, they themselves did not listen, for Manasseh misled them to do evil, even more than the nations, etc.
Metzudat Zion
And he led them astray. From the word astray:
Malbim
"And they did not listen, and Menasheh misled them": This means that because they did not heed the words of the Torah, Menasheh was thereby able to mislead them. For had they heeded the Torah of Moses, they would have rebelled against him and would not have permitted him to set up an idol in the Temple. Thus, this was the sin of the multitude, not merely the sin of the king alone, since the Temple belongs to the entire community, as it is stated, "which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel," meaning that all share in it. And in this matter, there were two aspects: 1. That he led them astray to do evil; 2. From among the nations that He had destroyed, who had done more evil than the Canaanites.
And Hashem spoke by His servants the prophets, saying:
verse value 745
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 28 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֛ה, 4 letters) and the longest is "by·hand·of·His·servants" (בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו, 8 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "by·hand·of·His·servants" (בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "saying" (root אמר, 342x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "and·spoke" (root דבר, 147x in II Kings). Full calculation: וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר [and·spoke] (222) + יְהֹוָ֛ה [Hashem] (26) + בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֥יו [by·hand·of·His·servants] (108) + הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים [the·prophets] (118) + לֵאמֹֽר [saying] (271) = 745.
Rashi
By the hand of His servants the prophets. Nahum and Habakkuk, and since Manasseh was wicked, they were not called by his name to explain that in his days they were:
Radak
"And the Lord spoke by the hand of His servants, the prophets." In Seder Olam it is stated that Joel, Nahum, and Habakkuk prophesied in the days of Manasseh. And since Manasseh was not righteous, they were not named after him.
Metzudat David
"And the Lord spoke." And therefore, "the Lord spoke," etc.
’Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols;
verse value 5215
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 77 letters. The shortest word is "because" (יַ֩עַן֩, 3 letters) and the longest is "also·Judah" (גַֽם־אֶת־יְהוּדָ֖ה, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "the·abominations" (הַתֹּעֵב֣וֹת), "Amorite" (הָאֱמֹרִ֖י), "and·he·caused·to·sin" (וַיַּחֲטִ֥א). The root אשר appears 3 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "king·Judah" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "did" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·his·face', dividing the verse into phrases of 13 and 3 words.
Malbim
Since the verse generalizes two matters: 1. The abominations he committed, which were worse than the deeds of the Amorites; 2. That he caused Judah to sin as well. The intent is to say that although Ahaz also excelled in wickedness, there were differences between them. Ahaz himself did not do evil to such an extent, as it is stated (Sanhedrin 103a) that "Ahaz sealed the Torah, and Manasseh extinguished the remembrances." This is because Ahaz did not act to provoke [Divine anger], but rather sought to remove the yoke [of Torah observance]; whereas Manasseh acted to provoke. Therefore, they said (ibid., 104a) that Ahaz had shame before Isaiah, while Manasseh killed Isaiah, for Manasseh was an apostate who acted to provoke, whereas Ahaz acted only out of desire. 2. Ahaz did not lead all of Israel astray, for not all followed his deeds. Therefore, they said that Ahaz set up the idol on the upper chamber, for he did not have the power to erect an idol in the Temple, since the people did not follow him. But Manasseh caused Judah to sin through his idols.
therefore thus says Hashem, the God of Israel: Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.
verse value 4895
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 73 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָה֙) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "therefore" (לָכֵ֗ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "upon·Jerusalem" (עַל־יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם, 8 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "all·who·hear·it" (כׇּל־שֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּ), "they·will·sink" (תִּצַּ֖לְנָה), "two" (שְׁתֵּ֥י). The root שמע appears 2 times in this verse. 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "thus·said" (root אמר, 342x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·Judah', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 6 words.
Rashi
They shall tingle. An expression of cymbals, 'tintenir' in the vernacular:
Radak
"All who hear of it." [The] Ketiv is "shome'av" [his/its hearers], and the Qere is "shoma'ah" [she who hears it]; and the Qere is because "ra'ah" (evil) is a feminine word, while the Ketiv follows the sense [of the matter].
"Both his ears shall tingle." Its root is ts-l-l, from the Nifal binyan, among the doubled [geminate] verbs, related to the sense of "my lips quivered" (tzal'lu), and it conveys the sense of a trembling, quaking motion, "tremblement" in Old French.
Ralbag
That all who hear of it will have both of his ears ring. The meaning is that due to the excessive tumult and reverberations that will befall him from this bad news, it will seem to him as if there is a ringing sound in his ears.
Metzudat David
They shall tremble. Each one of his ears shall quake and be shaken from the magnitude of the terror.
Metzudat Zion
They shall tremble. A matter of shaking movements, so too (Habakkuk 3:16) my lips trembled:
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
verse value 7363
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 80 letters. The shortest word is "cord" (קָ֣ו, 2 letters) and the longest is "upon·Jerusalem" (עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם, 8 letters). 9 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·I·will·stretch·out" (וְנָטִ֣יתִי), "cord" (קָ֣ו), "and·level" (וְאֶת־מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת). The root מחה appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "as·one·wipes" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "house·of" (root בית, 141x in II Kings); "upon·Jerusalem" (root על, 116x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Ahab', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 7 words.
Rashi
A line. It is a string that the builders of a wall tie in it lead to aim with it the wall:
He shall wipe the dish. He shall wipe clean the bowl:
Radak
"the line of Samaria." The line of desolation, as in, "And I will stretch over her a line of chaos, and stones of emptiness" (Isaiah 34:11); and so too does the Targum render it: "And I will bind upon Jerusalem the cord of the destruction of Samaria, and the weight of the troubles of the House of Ahab."
And I will wipe away. The matter of wiping clean:
"The dish." The bowl:
"As one wipes." The word "a man" is elided [but implied]. And likewise, [the phrase] "as a potter's vessel is broken" means "as a man breaks [it]."
“Wiping away.” Explanation: Just as a person wipes a dish, he cleans it and then turns it upside down, for that is the manner of one who cleans a bowl—turning it over afterward so that it will not become soiled—so too will He wipe away Jerusalem, cleanse it of its inhabitants, and afterward destroy it.
Ralbag
“And I will stretch over Jerusalem…”—this means that it will be given into the hands of the enemy, just as Samaria was given into the hands of the king of Assyria.
“And the weight of the house of Ahab.” This is the lead weight used by builders. He said this by way of an allusion to the destruction of the house of Ahab and its complete annihilation. So too, it is stated that all the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be consumed.
And I will wipe out. And I will strike:
“Just as he wipes the plate.” That is to say: Just as a person strikes a bowl full of stew, so that when he strikes it, it turns over on its face, and nothing of the stew that was in the bowl remains in it.
Metzudat David
“Qav Shomron.” This means: Just as a builder stretches a cord to straighten and level the building, so too the evil that will befall Jerusalem will resemble the evil that befell Shomron.
"And the plummet." It is the lead attached to the line, to measure and to weigh down below.
And I will wipe her. I will wipe her clean of all that is in her, just as one wipes a dish and then turns it upside down after wiping so that it will not become soiled; so too will be the end of the wiping of Jerusalem, for after she is emptied of all, she will be overturned and desolate.
Metzudat Zion
A line. A rope:
And I will wipe. From the word wipe and erase, meaning: I will wipe clean:
A pan. It is like a cooking pot, so too (II Chronicles 35:13): and in cauldrons and pans:
Malbim
And I will stretch out the line of Samaria: the line is used to measure the wall in its length and breadth, and the plumb line is used to gauge it in its height. The verse alludes to the fact that over Samaria the line of chaos was stretched to destroy it from below, and over the house of Ahab the plumb line was stretched to annihilate it from above. This implies that they have no portion in the World to Come (based on what is written in Isaiah 28:17, "And I will set justice as a line, and righteousness as a plumb line"). And I will wipe out: just as one wipes and cleans a dish to remove everything adhering to it, and afterward turns it upside down so that nothing else will be placed there. Another interpretation: so too will He remove all the people found in Jerusalem, and they will go into exile, and afterward He will destroy it completely, so that it will no longer be possible for anyone to dwell there again.
And I will cast off the remnant of Mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
verse value 4230
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 55 letters. Verse gematria: 4230 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "in·hand·of" (בְּיַ֣ד, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·all·their·enemies" (לְכׇל־אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם, 9 letters). 7 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·I·will·leave" (וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗י), "my·inheritance" (נַחֲלָתִ֔י), "and·I·will·give·them" (וּנְתַתִּ֖ים). The root איב appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·they·shall·be" (root היה, 119x in II Kings); "and·I·will·give·them" (root נתן, 60x in II Kings); "in·hand·of" (root יד, 52x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'enemy', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 4 words.
Ralbag
"And I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance." Behold, the verse calls the Kingdom of Judah "the remnant of His inheritance," because it alone remained of the inheritance of God, blessed be He, which is the people of Israel, for the rest had been exiled by the King of Assyria.
Metzudat David
"The remnant of My inheritance." For the rest of the tribes of Israel had already gone into exile.
Metzudat Zion
And I will forsake. And I will abandon:
And for prey. A matter of treading and trampling, so too (Isaiah 42:24): who gave Jacob for prey:
Malbim
"And I will forsake" - and afterward He will forsake them from their land to another land, and there He will give them into the hands of their enemies, and they will be in their hands for plunder and prey, as it was with the people who remained among the poor of the land, as vinedressers and plowmen, who went to Egypt, and there they fell, plundered.
because they have done that which is evil in My sight, and have provoked Me, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even to this day.’
verse value 4299
Insights
Verse structure: 16 words, 67 letters. The shortest word is "because" (יַ֗עַן, 3 letters) and the longest is "provoking" (מַכְעִסִ֖ים, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "provoking" (מַכְעִסִ֖ים), "from·the·day" (מִן־הַיּ֗וֹם), "from·Egypt" (מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "they·did" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings); "and·they·were" (root היה, 119x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'me', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 8 words.
Metzudat David
"And to this day." Therefore, now the measure [se'ah] was filled.
Malbim
"Because they have done what is evil in My eyes" – he explains that although Manasseh did repent, as mentioned in Chronicles, the Lord did not turn away from the heat of His anger, for two reasons: First, the people did not abandon their abominations; rather, Manasseh alone told them to serve the Lord, but they did not return from their ways. This is what is written: "Because they have done what is evil in My eyes" – and not only that, but He also brought upon them all the sins of their fathers (as it is written, "and on the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them," since they were holding fast to the deeds of their fathers in their hands, He visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, as stated in Berakhot 7a). And this is what is written: "and they provoked Me from the day their fathers came out of Egypt," etc.
Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Hashem.
verse value 5852
Insights
Verse structure: 21 words, 84 letters. Notable word values: "alone" (לְבַ֤ד) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "blood" (דָּ֨ם, 2 letters) and the longest is "Jerusalem" (אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם, 8 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "that·he·filled" (אֲשֶׁר־מִלֵּ֥א), "alone" (לְבַ֤ד), "from·his·sin" (מֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 18 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that·he·filled" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "to·do" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·mouth', dividing the verse into phrases of 12 and 9 words.
Radak
A great deal. There are some of our Sages of blessed memory who interpreted it as saying that Isaiah was killed.
Ralbag
And also, Manasseh shed much innocent blood. It would seem that he was killing everyone who did not agree to serve idols, and the prophets who rebuked them, just as Jezebel did when she killed the prophets of the Lord:
Metzudat David
“Until it was filled.” For when the people saw that Manasseh was lenient regarding the shedding of blood, they learned from him and also shed blood, and the sin was attributed to Manasseh as if he were the one who filled it.
"End to end." This means: from gate to gate.
“Before the Lord.” This refers to the relationship between a person and the Divine.
Malbim
And also, 2. Even though Manasseh repented from idolatry, he did not repent for the murder he committed and for his other abominations. This is what is written: "Moreover, Manasseh shed innocent blood" — meaning that besides the sin he caused Judah to commit, the sin of bloodshed remained upon his own hands. Therefore, here it is not mentioned that he did repent, as it is mentioned in Chronicles, as it is stated (below, chapter 23): "Yet the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath... which Manasseh had provoked Him to anger." And in chapter 24: "But according to the word of the Lord that was spoken to Judah... because of the sin of Manasseh, and also because of the innocent blood that he shed." And similarly in Jeremiah 15.
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
verse value 4588
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 68 letters. Notable word values: "sinned" (חָטָ֑א) = 18, chai, 'life'. The shortest word is "did" (עָשָׂ֔ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·that" (וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 216: words·of, words·of. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·his·purgation·offering" (וְחַטָּאת֖וֹ), "sinned" (חָטָ֑א). The root דבר appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "of·the·kings·of" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "and·all·that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "words·of" (root דבר, 147x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'sinned', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 7 words.
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
verse value 3271
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 51 letters. 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 Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "in·the·garden·of·his·house" (בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·he·reigned" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "in·the·garden·of·his·house" (root בית, 141x in II Kings); "his·son" (root בן, 66x in II Kings). First appearance of the root אמון ("Amon") in II Kings. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·garden·of·Uzza', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב [and·he·slept] (338) + מְנַשֶּׁה֙ [Manasseh] (395) + עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו [with·his·fathers] (529) + וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר [and·he·was·buried] (318) + בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ [in·the·garden·of·his·house] (473) + בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א [in·the·garden·of·Uzza] (133) + וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ [and·he·reigned] (106) + אָמ֥וֹן [Amon] (97) + בְּנ֖וֹ [his·son] (58) + תַּחְתָּֽיו [in·his·stead] (824) = 3271.
Metzudat David
In the garden of his house. In the garden that he had in his house:
Metzudat Zion
In the garden of Uzza. Such was the name of the garden:
Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
verse value 5837
Insights
Verse structure: 14 words, 66 letters. Verse gematria: 5837 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "year" (שָׁנָה֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "son·of·twenty" (בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 756: and·two, and·two. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "Meshullemeth" (מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת), "daughter·of·Haruz" (בַּת־חָר֖וּץ), "from·Jotbah" (מִן־יׇטְבָֽה). The root שנים appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "in·his·reigning" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "year" (root שנה, 109x in II Kings); "son·of·twenty" (root בין, 106x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·Jerusalem', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 5 words. Full calculation: בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים [son·of·twenty] (672) + וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם [and·two] (756) + שָׁנָה֙ [year] (355) + אָמ֣וֹן [Amon] (97) + בְּמׇלְכ֔וֹ [in·his·reigning] (98) + וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם [and·two] (756) + שָׁנִ֔ים [years] (400) + מָלַ֖ךְ [he·reigned] (90) + בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + וְשֵׁ֣ם [and·name·of] (346) + אִמּ֔וֹ [his·mother] (47) + מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת [Meshullemeth] (810) + בַּת־חָר֖וּץ [daughter·of·Haruz] (706) + מִן־יׇטְבָֽה [from·Jotbah] (116) = 5837.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hashem, as did Manasseh his father.
verse value 2139
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 31 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 "in·eyes·of" (בְּעֵינֵ֣י, 5 letters). The root עשה appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "as" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "and·did" (root עשה, 142x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיַּ֥עַשׂ [and·did] (386) + הָרַ֖ע [the·evil] (275) + בְּעֵינֵ֣י [in·eyes·of] (142) + יְהֹוָ֑ה [Hashem] (26) + כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר [as] (521) + עָשָׂ֖ה [did] (375) + מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה [Manasseh] (395) + אָבִֽיו [his·father] (19) = 2139.
And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them.
verse value 2934
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 53 letters. Verse gematria: 2934 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·idols" (אֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים֙, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 19: his·father, his·father. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "all·way" (בְּכׇל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ), "that·he·walked" (אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ), "the·idols" (אֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים֙). The root אשר appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that·he·walked" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "and·went" (root הלך, 98x in II Kings); "and·he·served" (root עבד, 70x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·father', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 7 words. Full calculation: וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ [and·went] (66) + בְּכׇל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ [all·way] (281) + אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ [that·he·walked] (556) + אָבִ֑יו [his·father] (19) + וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗ד [and·he·served] (92) + אֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים֙ [the·idols] (519) + אֲשֶׁ֣ר [that] (501) + עָבַ֣ד [worked] (76) + אָבִ֔יו [his·father] (19) + וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ [and·bowed·down] (730) + לָהֶֽם [to·them] (75) = 2934.
And he forsook Hashem, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Hashem.
verse value 1331
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 34 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "and·not" (וְלֹ֥א, 3 letters) and the longest is "Hashem" (אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "and·left" (וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 276x in II Kings); "and·not" (root לא, 106x in II Kings); "went" (root הלך, 98x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'his·fathers', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב [and·left] (95) + אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה [Hashem] (427) + אֱלֹהֵ֣י [the·God·of] (46) + אֲבֹתָ֑יו [his·fathers] (419) + וְלֹ֥א [and·not] (37) + הָלַ֖ךְ [went] (55) + בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ [in·way·of] (226) + יְהֹוָֽה [Hashem] (26) = 1331.
Ralbag
“And he forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord.” This means that he had completely and utterly separated himself from the way of the Lord.
Malbim
"And he forsook," because Manasseh subsequently returned in repentance and humbled himself before the God of his fathers; but Amon did not return at all.
And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
verse value 2309
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 35 letters. The shortest word is "upon·him" (עָלָ֑יו, 4 letters) and the longest is "servants·of·Amon" (עַבְדֵי־אָמ֖וֹן, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "servants·of·Amon" (עַבְדֵי־אָמ֖וֹן), "and·they·killed" (וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·king" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "in·his·house" (root בית, 141x in II Kings); "upon·him" (root על, 116x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'upon·him', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ [and·they·conspired] (622) + עַבְדֵי־אָמ֖וֹן [servants·of·Amon] (183) + עָלָ֑יו [upon·him] (116) + וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ [and·they·killed] (472) + אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ [the·king] (496) + בְּבֵיתֽוֹ [in·his·house] (420) = 2309.
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
verse value 3983
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 58 letters. Notable word values: "and·he·struck·down" (וַיַּךְ֙) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "and·he·struck·down" (וַיַּךְ֙, 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 Kings. Unique to this verse in II Kings (hapax): "all·the·ones·conspiring" (כׇּל־הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים), "Josiah" (אֶת־יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ). The root ארץ appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "upon·the·king" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "people·of·the·land" (root ארץ, 67x in II Kings); "his·son" (root בן, 66x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Amon', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 5 words.
Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
verse value 3285
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 53 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֣ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "written" (כְּתוּבִ֗ים, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 216: words·of, words·of. The root דבר appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "of·the·kings·of" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "that" (root אשר, 318x in II Kings); "words·of" (root דבר, 147x in II Kings). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'did', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 7 words. Full calculation: וְיֶ֛תֶר [and·remainder·of] (616) + דִּבְרֵ֥י [words·of] (216) + אָמ֖וֹן [Amon] (97) + אֲשֶׁ֣ר [that] (501) + עָשָׂ֑ה [did] (375) + הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם [not·they] (81) + כְּתוּבִ֗ים [written] (478) + עַל־סֵ֛פֶר [in·the·book·of] (440) + דִּבְרֵ֥י [words·of] (216) + הַיָּמִ֖ים [day] (105) + לְמַלְכֵ֥י [of·the·kings·of] (130) + יְהוּדָֽה [Judah] (30) = 3285.
And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza; and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
verse value 2888
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 39 letters. The shortest word is "him" (אֹת֛וֹ, 3 letters) and the longest is "in·his·sepulchre" (בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ, 6 letters). The root קבר appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·he·reigned" (root מלך, 407x in II Kings); "his·son" (root בן, 66x in II Kings); "in·his·stead" (root תחת, 40x in II Kings). First appearance of the root יאשיהו ("Josiah") in II Kings. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·garden·of·Uzza', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ר [and·he·buried] (318) + אֹת֛וֹ [him] (407) + בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ [in·his·sepulchre] (710) + בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א [in·the·garden·of·Uzza] (133) + וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ [and·he·reigned] (106) + יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ [Josiah] (332) + בְנ֖וֹ [his·son] (58) + תַּחְתָּֽיו [in·his·stead] (824) = 2888.
Metzudat David
"In his tomb": the one which he had dug for himself during his lifetime.
Metzudat Zion
Malbim