So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
So Manasseh led the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem astray, causing them to do even worse things than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed to make room for the Israelites.
The writer is showing how King Manasseh's evil leadership caused God's people to become even more wicked than the nations God had previously judged and removed from the land.
📚 Historical Context
Manasseh was the king of Judah who succeeded his father Hezekiah and ruled for 55 years, during which he reversed his father's religious reforms by promoting idolatry and occult practices. This led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to adopt behaviors even more sinful than those of the pagan nations that God had previously driven out and destroyed. The verse reflects the broader biblical narrative of God's judgment on unfaithfulness, as seen in the historical cycles of obedience and rebellion among Israel's kings.
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