2 Chronicles 33:14

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Modern

After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Traditional

Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

Literal

And after this he built an oiter wall for the City of David on the west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate, and it enclosed Ophel and exceedingly heightened it, and he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Latin

Post hæc ædificavit murum extra civitatem David ad occidentem Gihon in convalle, ab introitu portæ piscium per circuitum usque ad Ophel, et exaltavit illum vehementer: constituitque principes exercitus in cunctis civitatibus Juda munitis:

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English

After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Notes

2 Chronicles 33:14–17

Manasseh might have been fixing the walls when he was captured. His religious reforms were like Hezekiah's but not finished. Later, Josiah removed the temple altars that Manasseh had built (2 Kings 23:12).

2 Chronicles 33:12–17

The book of Kings does not mention Manasseh’s repentance. It only tells of the promised judgment due to his wicked deeds (see 2 Kings 21:10–16). Chronicles describes the good things he did after repenting, following his father Hezekiah’s example. However, Manasseh’s actions could not turn the people's hearts back to the Lord or stop God’s judgment on Judah (2 Chronicles 33:17).

2 Chronicles 33:1–20

Manasseh ruled for fifty-five years, from 697 to 642 BC, longer than any other king in Judah. His reign included a period when he ruled with his father, Hezekiah, from 697 to 686 BC. A long reign often indicated blessing, even though Manasseh did evil in the Lord's sight. The Chronicler describes his humiliation, repentance, and the restoration of worship in Judah.

Theme notes and profiles

Manasseh Apostasy and Renewal God’s Plan to Restore

Related verses

Nehemiah 3:3
The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
1 Kings 1:33
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
2 Chronicles 27:3
Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
Nehemiah 12:39
…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Zephaniah 1:10
On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
2 Chronicles 11:11–12
He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
Nehemiah 3:26–27
…and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
2 Chronicles 32:5
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
2 Chronicles 32:30
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
1 Kings 1:45
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
2 Chronicles 17:19
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

Parallels

2 Kings 21:10–18

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Fish Gate: Gate in Jerusalem's wall; rebuilt by Hassenaah during Nehemiah's time Gihon: A river of Eden; a spring near Jerusalem Ophel: A fortified area in Jerusalem

Glossary

Apostasy Chronicles, Books of First and Second Fish Gate Genealogy Manasseh (Person) Ophel Temple

Topics

Cities: Under Governors Fish Gate: General Scriptures Concerning Fishes: Sold Near the Fish Gate at Jerusalem Gates of Jerusalem: Fish Gate Gihon: Hezekiah Brings the Waters of the Upper Pool by an Aqueduct Into the City of Jerusalem Hezekiah: King of Judah: Conducts the Gihon Brook Into Jerusalem Influence: Good: Manasseh Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Manasseh Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Manasseh Manasseh: King of Judah: History of Ophel: A Gate in the Wall of Jerusalem Near the Temple Prophecies Concerning Israel: Hezekiah Succeeded by Manasseh Revivals: Manasseh

2 Chronicles 33:14

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