2Ki 21:10-25 | TNotes

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).
21:16 ⁿ 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 ^o 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 ^p).
21:18 ^q The garden of Uzza is otherwise unknown (but see also 21:26 ^r). Unlike his father, Hezekiah, who had been buried with honor, Manasseh was not buried in the royal tombs (2 Chr 32:33 ^s).
Summary for 2Kgs 21:19-22: 21:19-22 ^t Amon’s brief reign (642–640 BC) simply perpetuated his father’s wickedness. Manasseh’s repentance and reforms came too late to have any effect on Amon or on the people of Judah.

• He abandoned the Lord: Amon became a total apostate (see also 2 Chr 33:23 ^u).