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2 Chronicles 33 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 33, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

25
verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
8
classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

2 Chronicles 33 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מְנַשֶּׁה Mᵉnashsheh H4519 10 Menashsheh
אָמוֹן ʼÂmôwn H526 5 Amon
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 7 Jerushalaim, Jerushalem
מָלַךְ mâlak H4427 6 reign, ascend the throne
בָּנָה bânâh H1129 6 build
אָב ʼâb H1 7 father
כָּנַע kânaʻ H3665 4 bend, humiliate

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 33, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter we have the history of the reign, I. Of Manasseh, who reigned long. 1. His wretched apostasy from God, and revolt to idolatry and all wickedness, ver. 1-10. 2. His happy return to God in his affliction; his repentance (ver. 11-13), his reformation (ver. 15-17), and prosperity (ver. 14), with the conclusion of his reign, ver. 18-20. II. Of Amon, who reigned very wickedly (ver. 21-23), and soon ended his days unhappily, ver. 24, 25. The Reign of Manasseh. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 33:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — 2 Chr 33:1
  • Assyria — 2 Chr 33:11
  • Babylon 1 — 2 Chr 33:11
  • City of David — 2 Chr 33:14
  • Fish Gate — 2 Chr 33:14

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