2Ki 21:16, Psa 106:38, Jer 19:4 | JFB | STEP | 16. Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood —Not content with the patronage and the practice of idolatrous abomination, he was a cruel persecutor of all who did not conform. The land was deluged with the blood of good men; among whom it is traditionally said Isaiah suffered a horrid death, by being sawn asunder (see on ). . AMON'S WICKED REIGN.

2 Kings 21:16

16. Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood—Not content with the patronage and the practice of idolatrous abomination, he was a cruel persecutor of all who did not conform. The land was deluged with the blood of good men; among whom it is traditionally said Isaiah suffered a horrid death, by being sawn asunder (see on Heb 11:37).

2Ki 21:19-26. AMON'S WICKED REIGN.

Psalms 106:38

38. polluted with blood—literally, "blood," or "murder" (Ps 5:6; 26:9).

Jeremiah 19:4

4. (Isa 65:11).

estranged this place—devoted it to the worship of strange gods: alienating a portion of the sacred city from God, the rightful Lord of the temple, city, and whole land.

nor their fathers—namely, the godly among them; their ungodly fathers God makes no account of.

blood of innocents—slain in honor of Molech (Jer 7:31; Ps 106:37).