The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 33:23 Explained

2 Chronicles 33:23

KJV: And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

YLT: and hath not been humbled before Jehovah, like the humbling of Manasseh his father, for Amon himself hath multiplied guilt.

Darby: And he did not humble himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; for he, Amon, multiplied trespass.

ASV: And he humbled not himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

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What is the context of 2 Chronicles 33:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

What does 2 Chronicles 33:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 33:14-25 - Humbled Father, But Self-Willed Son

Manasseh apparently did his best to undo the evil he had wrought in Jerusalem. So far as the idols and other symbols of idolatry were concerned, it was comparatively easy to take them away. But notwithstanding all his endeavors, the people still sacrificed in high places; and his son Amon perpetuated the memory of his father's sins, making no effort to repeat his repentance and tears. Though Manasseh commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the people continued to worship amid the impure and degrading associations to which he had accustomed them.

It is easier to scatter thistle-down than gather it up. There are great thistle tracts in Australia, which would never have arisen but for the careless act of a Scotch settler, who imported from his native land one specimen of the national emblem. Take care of your influence. It is easier to set stones rolling than to stop them. It is recorded of a dean of St. Paul's in London, that he was never seen to smile, because in his early life he had written verses of a sensual character, the circulation of which he was unable to arrest. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 33

¹ Manasseh's wicked reign
³ He sets up idolatry, and will not be admonished
¹¹ He is carried into Babylon
¹² Upon his prayer to God he is released and puts down idolatry
¹⁸ His acts
²⁰ He dying, Amon succeeds him
²¹ who is slain by his servants
²⁵ The murderers being slain, Josiah succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 33:23 mean?

And not he did humble himself before Yahweh as had humbled himself Manasseh his father but he Amon more and more trespassed

וְלֹ֤א נִכְנַע֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כְּהִכָּנַ֖ע מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה אָבִ֑יו כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָמ֖וֹן הִרְבָּ֥ה אַשְׁמָֽה

וְלֹ֤א	And not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נִכְנַע֙	he did humble himself
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּנַע Sense: to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection.
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י	before
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּהִכָּנַ֖ע	as had humbled himself
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct Root: כָּנַע Sense: to be humble, be humbled, be subdued, be brought down, be low, be under, be brought into subjection.
מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה	Manasseh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
אָבִ֑יו	his father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
אָמ֖וֹן	Amon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָמֹון Sense: a king of Judah, son of Manasseh.
הִרְבָּ֥ה	more and more
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
אַשְׁמָֽה	trespassed
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אַשְׁמָה Sense: guiltiness, guilt, offense, sin, wrong-doing.

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