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of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to him to Babel. 12 And when he was in tribulation,
enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, he prayed to the Lord his God, and humbled him
God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was selfe greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And
in his heart. 32 Concerning the rest of the actes of prayed vnto him: and God was entreated of him,
Hezekiah, and his goodnesse, beholde, they are and heard his prayer, and brought him againe
written in the vision of Ishiah the Prophet, the to Ierusalem into his kingdome: then Manasseh
sonne of Amoz, in the booke of the Kings of Iudah knewe that the Lord was God. 14 Nowe after
and Israel. 33 So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, this he built a wall without the citie of Dauid,
and they buryed him in the highest sepulchre on the Westside of Gihon in the valley, euen at
of the sonnes of Dauid: and all Iudah and the the entrie of the fish gate, and compassed about
inhabitants of Ierusalem did him honour at his Ophel, and raised it very hie, and put captaines
death: and Manasseh his sonne reigned in his of warre in all the strong cities of Iudah. 15 And
stead. he tooke away the strange gods and the image
33 out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars
that he had built in the mount of the house of
1 Manasseh was twelue yeere olde, when he the Lord, and in Ierusalem, and cast them out
beganne to reigne, and he reigned fiue and fiftie of the citie. 16 Also he prepared the altar of the
yeere in Ierusalem: And he did euill in the sight Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings, and
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of the Lord, like the abominations of the heathen, of thankes, and commanded Iudah to serue the
who the Lord had cast out before the children Lord God of Israel. 17 Neuerthelesse the people
of Israel. 3 For he went backe and built the hie did sacrifice stil in the hie places, but vnto the
places, which Hezekiah his father had broken Lord their God. 18 Concerning the rest of the actes
downe: and he set vp altars for Baalim, and of Manasseh, and his prayer vnto his God, and
made groues, and worshipped all the hoste of the the words of the Seers, that spake to him in ye
heauen, and serued them. 4 Also he built altars Name of the Lord God of Israel, beholde, they are
in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had
saide, In Ierusalem shall my Name be for euer. written in the booke of the Kings of Israel. 19 And
5 Andhebuiltaltarsforallthehosteoftheheauen his prayer and how God was intreated of him, and
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in the two courtes of the house of the Lord. And all his sinne, and his trespasse, and the places
he caused his sonnes to passe through the fire wherein he built hie places, and set groues and
in the valley of Ben-hinnom: he gaue him selfe images (before he was humbled) behold, they are
to witchcraft and to charming and to sorcerie, written in the booke of the Seers. 20 So Manasseh
and he vsed them that had familiar spirits, and slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his
soothsayers: hee did very much euill in the sight owne house: and Amon his sonne reigned in his
of the Lord to anger him. He put also the carued stead. 21 Amon was two and twentie yeere olde,
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image, which he had made, in the house of God: when he began to reigne, and reigned two yeere
whereof God had said to Dauid and to Salomon in Ierusalem. 22 But he did euill in the sight of
his sonne, In this house and in Ierusalem, which the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon
I haue chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I sacrificed to all the images, which Manasseh
put my Name for euer, Neither will I make the his father had made, and serued them, 23 And
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foote of Israel to remooue any more out of the he humbled not him selfe before the Lord, as
lande which I haue appointed for your fathers, Manasseh his father had humbled himselfe: but
so that they take heede, and do all that I haue this Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his
commanded them, according to the Lawe and seruants conspired against him, and slewe him
statutes and iudgements by the hande of Moses. in his owne house. 25 But the people of the land
9 So Manasseh made Iudah and the inhabitants slewe all them that had conspired against King
of Ierusalem to erre, and to doe worse then the Amon: and the people of the land made Iosiah his
heathen, whome the Lord had destroyed before sonne King in his steade.
the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake to
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regarde. 11 Wherefore the Lord brought vpon 1 Iosiah was eight yeere olde when hee began
them the captaines of the hoste of the King of to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and
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Asshur, which tooke Manasseh and put him in thirtie yeere. And he did vprightly in the sight
fetters, and bound him in chaines, and caryed of ye Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid