2Ki 21:16-17 | TNotes | STEP | 21:16 innocent blood: Beyond his loathsome spiritual sin , Manasseh was guilty of murder. Jewish tradition holds that Isaiah was one of many prophets that Manasseh put to death.

c2 Chr 33:11-17►

‏ 2 Kings 21:16-17

21:16 ^a innocent blood: Beyond his loathsome spiritual sin, Manasseh was guilty of murder. Jewish tradition holds that Isaiah was one of many prophets that Manasseh put to death.
21:17 ^b everything he did: The Chronicler records that Manasseh was captured by an Assyrian king, probably when King Ashurbanipal resided in Babylon (about 650–648 BC). This experience humbled Manasseh and brought repentance. After his release, he attempted spiritual reforms, but they were too late in his reign to be effective (2 Chr 33:11-17 ^c).