2Ki 21:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign , and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem . His mother’s name was Hephzibah .

2 Kings 21:1-2

Manasseh Reigns in Judah

1 ^aManasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, ^baccording to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.