2 Kings 21:10-15
21:11 a The Amorites were the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the land, known for their wickedness.• Manasseh practiced the idolatry of the Amorites as Ahab had done (1 Kgs 21:26 b).
21:12 c Based on what had happened to the northern kingdom (17:7-23 d) and to Ahab’s family (9:24-26 e, 30-37 f; 10:1-8 g; 1 Kgs 22:37-38 h), Manasseh should fully expect God to execute justice against him and the people of Judah.
Summary for 2Kgs 21:14-15: 21:14-15 i the remnant: Those not killed in God’s impending judgment would be at the mercy of their captors. This prophecy was fulfilled when thousands of Judeans were taken into captivity in the Babylonian invasion during the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC (25:8-21 j; 2 Chr 36:20 k; Jer 39:9 l; 52:15 m).
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