H9003–/ב–b

A son of twelve years is Manasseh in his reigning, and fifty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

בְמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah of which Jehovah had said, `In Jerusalem is My name to the age.'

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י (בִּ) bi “in”

And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

בָּאֵשׁ֙ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בְּגֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he placeth the graven image of the idol that he made in the house of God, of which God said unto David, and unto Solomon his son, `In this house, and in Jerusalem that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My name to the age,

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בַּבַּ֨יִת (בַּ) ba. “in the”וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם (בִֽ) vi. “in”

and I add not to turn aside the foot of Israel from off the ground that I appointed to your fathers, only, if they watch to do all that I have commanded them -- to all the law, and the statutes, and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.'

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

and Jehovah bringeth in against them the heads of the host that the king of Asshur hath, and they capture Manasseh among the thickets, and bind him with brazen fetters, and cause him to go to Babylon.

בַּחֹחִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם (בַּֽ) ba “with <the>”

And after this he hath built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entering in at the fish-gate, and it hath gone round to the tower, and he maketh it exceeding high, and he putteth heads of the force in all the cities of the bulwarks in Judah.

בַּנַּ֜חַל (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְשַׁ֤עַר (בְ) ve. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And he turneth aside the gods of the stranger, and the idol, out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and casteth `them' to the outside of the city.

בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”וּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִ) vi. “in”

but still the people are sacrificing in high places, only -- to Jehovah their God.

בַּבָּמ֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And the rest of the matters of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the matters of the seers, those speaking unto him in the name of Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, they are `on the book of' the matters of the kings of Israel;

בְּשֵׁ֥ם (בְּ) be. “in”

and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places in which he had built high places, and established the shrines and the graven images before his being humbled, lo, they are written beside the matters of Hozai.

בָהֶ֤ם (בָ) va. “at”

A son of twenty and two years `is' Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּֽ) Bi. “in”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father, and to all the graven images that Manasseh his father had made hath Amon sacrificed, and serveth them,

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And his servants conspire against him, and put him to death in his own house,

בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

A son of eight years `is' Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

בְמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּדַרְכֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.

וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה (בִ) vi “in”וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים (בִ) vi “in”

and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.

וּבְעָרֵ֨י (בְ) ve. “in”בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (בְּ) be. “with”

And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God.

וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת (בִ) vi “in”

and they give `it' into the hand of the workmen, those appointed over the house of Jehovah, and they give it `to' the workmen who are working in the house of Jehovah, to repair and to strengthen the house;

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,

בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה (בֶּ) be. “in”בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּכְלֵי־ (בִּ) bi “in”

And in their bringing out the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, hath Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses,

וּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣ם (בְ) ve. “when”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”