Manasses for his manifold wickedness is led captive to Babylon: he repenteth, and is restored to his kingdom, and destroyeth idolatry: his successor Amon is slain by his servants.
33:1. Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
33:2. And he did evil before the Lord, according to all the abominations of the nations, which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel:
33:3. And he turned, and built again the high places which Ezechias his father had destroyed: and he built altars to Baalim, and made groves, and he adored all the host of heaven, and worshipped them.
The host of heaven... The sun, moon, and stars.
33:4. He built also altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said: In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
33:5. And he built them for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
33:6. And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Benennom: he observed dreams, followed divinations, gave himself up to magic arts, had with him magicians, and enchanters: and he wrought many evils before the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
33:7. He set also a graven, and a molten statue in the house of God, of which God had said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever.
33:8. And I will not make the foot of Israel to be removed out of the land which I have delivered to their fathers: yet so if they will take heed to do what I have commanded them, and all the law, and the ceremonies, and judgments by the hand of Moses.