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Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.
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The Influence of a Leader's Sin
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that Manasseh's sin was not private. He actively "led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err." This highlights the immense influence leaders have, showing how one person's rebellion can corrupt an entire nation, even one that had recently experienced revival under a godly king like Hezekiah.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
So Manasseh ... heathen. —Literally, And Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do …
Baptist
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this hous…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 21:9)
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Presbyterian
We have seen Manasseh's wickedness; here we have his repentance, and it is a memorable instance of the riches of God's pardoning mercy and the powe…
