2Ki 21:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 21:1-2: 21:1-2 fifty-five years: Manasseh’s long reign (697–642 BC ) certainly cannot be attributed to his faithfulness to the Lord but to the Lord’s continued honoring of his covenant promises (see also 8:19 ; 19:34 ; 20:6 ; 2 Sam 7:11-16 ). External conditions were largely stable. Though the Assyrian kings Esarhaddon (680–669 BC ) and Ashurbanipal (668–626 BC ) conducted a number of military campaigns, none was directed against Judah until later in Manasseh’s reign, probably around 650–648 BC (see 2 Chr 33:10-13 ). Ashurbanipal’s attention was on building projects, religious pursuits, and the arts, including a great library. • He did what was evil: Manasseh was the most wicked of Judah’s kings; discussion of his reign focuses on his evil religious practices.

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Summary for 2Kgs 21:1-2: 21:1-2 ^a fifty-five years: Manasseh’s long reign (697–642 BC) certainly cannot be attributed to his faithfulness to the Lord but to the Lord’s continued honoring of his covenant promises (see also 8:19 ^b; 19:34 ^c; 20:6 ^d; 2 Sam 7:11-16 ^e). External conditions were largely stable. Though the Assyrian kings Esarhaddon (680–669 BC) and Ashurbanipal (668–626 BC) conducted a number of military campaigns, none was directed against Judah until later in Manasseh’s reign, probably around 650–648 BC (see 2 Chr 33:10-13 ^f). Ashurbanipal’s attention was on building projects, religious pursuits, and the arts, including a great library.

• He did what was evil: Manasseh was the most wicked of Judah’s kings; discussion of his reign focuses on his evil religious practices.