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2 Chronicles 33:20 Explained in Context
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Verse 20. 20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
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Quick Meaning
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Lost prayers and records frame Manasseh's burial.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 33:18–20
Read 2 Chronicles 33:20 with 33:18–20. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: The narrator cites Manasseh's prayer, seers' words, sins, and humility in records no longer extant, then reports burial in his own house and Amon's succession.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Lost prayers and records frame Manasseh's burial,” 2 Chronicles 33:20 closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition through the wording “So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The close preserves limits: the celebrated prayer is referenced but not supplied in the received Hebrew narrative. 2 Chronicles 33:10–17 has just established this prior movement: After ignored warning, Assyrian forces bind Manasseh and take him to Babylon; in distress he humbles himself and prays, returns to Jerusalem, fortifies the city, removes idols, restores the altar, and commands Judah to serve the LORD. Together those details explain why “Lost prayers and records frame Manasseh's burial” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 33:18–20 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 33:18–20 forms the complete movement “Lost prayers and records frame Manasseh's burial”: The narrator cites Manasseh's prayer, seers' words, sins, and humility in records no longer extant, then reports burial in his own house and Amon's succession.
Verse 18. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
Verse 19. 19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
Verse 20. 20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
What Remains True
Severe wrongdoing, humility, reform, authoritative interpretation, covenant renewal, celebration, and fatal error show that repentance matters while accountability and wise correction remain necessary. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: The narrator cites Manasseh's prayer, seers' words, sins, and humility in records no longer extant, then reports burial in his own house and Amon's succession. In 2 Chronicles 33:20, the concrete line “So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son….” Treat repentance as sustained repair, hear qualified interpreters regardless of gender, protect those harmed by prior practice, and verify warnings before a respected leader takes a dangerous course. This response follows from the unit's own movement: The narrator cites Manasseh's prayer, seers' words, sins, and humility in records no longer extant, then reports burial in his own house and Amon's succession.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 33:18–20, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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