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Manasseh. forgetting. So named because God had made Hezekiah forget his troubles (compare Joseph, Genesis 41:51).. sad name for him who became the worst of Judah's kings. His name appears second in. list of kings who brought gifts to Esar-haddon.
twelve years. Therefore not born till the third of Hezekiah's fifteen added years. See note on 2 Kings 20:18.
Hephzi-bah. my delight is in her. Compare reference to the marriage in Isaiah 62:4. A prophecy, given at the time of Hezekiah, foretelling. happier time; even the "good" of 2 Kings 20:19, and note.
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2 Kings 21:2 open_in_new
did. evil. did the evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44. Generally associated with idolatry.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
heathen. nations
children. sons.
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2 Kings 21:3 open_in_new
the high places. Restoring what his father had destroyed (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 18:22).
a grove. an. Ashe ra h. See note on Exodus 34:18. App-42.
as. according as.
did Ahah See 2 Kings 11:18, and compare 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 16:32.
the host of heaven. Never before done in Judah. Compare Deuteronomy 4:19; Deuteronomy 17:3.
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2 Kings 21:5 open_in_new
two courts. See note on 1 Kings 7:12.
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2 Kings 21:6 open_in_new
his son. Son put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for his sons. Compare 2 Chronicles 33:6.
pass through the fire. As Ahaz had done (2 Kings 16:3. Compare 2 Kings 23:10; Deuteronomy 18:10). The name of Moloch was common at this time (Zephaniah 1:5).
observed times. Compare Deuteronomy 18:10.
used enchantments. The same as modern spiritism. Compare Leviticus 19:31.Deuteronomy 18:10.
familiar spirits. Hebrew. familiar spirit. See note on Leviticus 19:31.
wizards. mediums.
wickedness. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44. Same word as 'evil', 2 Kings 21:2.
Him. Some codices, with four early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Him" in text.
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2 Kings 21:7 open_in_new
a graven image of the grove. a carved 'Asherah (2 Kings 21:3). Removed by Josiah (2 Kings 23:6). See App-42.
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2 Kings 21:9 open_in_new
seduced. Not said of any previous king. Compare Jeremiah 15:4.
do more evil. do the evil more.
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2 Kings 21:10 open_in_new
by. through. Hebrew by the hand of. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause).
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2 Kings 21:11 open_in_new
done. made.
Amorites. One of the seven nations of Canaan, descendants of the Nephilim. App-23 and App-25.
idols. filthy, or manufactured idols.
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2 Kings 21:12 open_in_new
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Behold Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
both his ears, &c. Compare 1 Samuel 3:11.
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2 Kings 21:13 open_in_new
the line... the plummet. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Cause), for what is measured by them.
wipe... wipeth... wiping. Figure of speech Polyptoton, emphasizing the completeness of the work.
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remnant. Compare 2 Kings 19:30. Jerusalem survived the calamities of 2 Kings 18:13, but would not survive those that were coming.
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innocent blood. Tradition says that Isaiah was one who suffered martyrdom (Jos. Ant. x. 2 Kings 3:1).
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the rest. Compare 2 Chronicles 33:12-19. His captivity in Babylon, &c.
sin that he sinned. his great sin. Figure of speech Polyptoton.
are they not written... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
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2 Kings 21:18 open_in_new
slept with his fathers. His father was the best of Judah's kings, and he was the worst. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16.
in the garden. Not in the sepulchres of the kings.
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2 Kings 21:19 open_in_new
Jotbah. Compare Numbers 33:33.Deuteronomy 10:7.
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2 Kings 21:25 open_in_new
which he did. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, read "and all that which he did".
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2 Kings 21:26 open_in_new
he was buried. one buried him. But some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and they buried him".
sepulchre. Hebrew. keber,. (not "the") grave, or tomb. Compare 2 Kings 22:20.