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2 Kings 21:1

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 21:1

Verse 1 of 26

Scripture focus

Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hephzibah.

2 Kings 21:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 21:1

Theological / Devotional

Manasseh. On Manasseh’s accession and reign see p. 88.

Hephzi-bah. Literally, “my delight is in her.” According to Jewish tradition Hephzibah was the daughter of the prophet Isaiah. No weight need be attached to this tradition. The name is later applied to Zion restored (Isa. 62:4).

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