Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
This happened to Judah because the LORD commanded it, to remove them from his presence because of all the sins that Manasseh had committed.
God allowed Judah to be conquered and exiled as judgment for the terrible sins of King Manasseh that had corrupted the nation.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Manasseh in Judah, around the 7th century BC, he promoted widespread idolatry, occult practices, and violence, which directly provoked God's judgment as described in earlier chapters of 2 Kings. Despite a brief period of reform under later kings like Josiah, the accumulated sins of Manasseh were seen as the root cause of Judah's downfall, leading to the Babylonian invasions. This verse highlights how God's patience with persistent rebellion eventually gave way to discipline through foreign powers.
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