2 Kings 21:1-5
2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
2 Kings 21:2
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
2 Kings 21:3
He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
2 Kings 21:4
He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”
2 Kings 21:5
In the two courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts.