2 Chronicles 33:11

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9 So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.

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10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not¹ listen.

11 ^aTherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, ^bbound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and ^ahumbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

13 and prayed to Him; and He ^areceived his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh ^bknew that the Lord was God.

14 After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of ^aGihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it ^benclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

15 He took away ^athe foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city.

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American Standard Version
Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

Amplified® Bible
So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks and in fetters and brought him to Babylon.

Contemporary English Version
So he let Assyrian army commanders invade Judah and capture Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and tied him up in chains, and they took him to Babylon.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with fetters, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

Good News Bible
So the LORD let the commanders of the Assyrian army invade Judah. They captured Manasseh, stuck hooks in him, put him in chains, and took him to Babylon.

King James Version
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze {chains} and took him to Babylon.

New International Version
So the LORD brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.

New King James Version
Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore the LORD brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manas'seh with hooks and bound him with fetters of bronze and brought him to Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose,¹ bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

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