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2 Kings 21 — Sermon Preparation
Manasseh's fifty-five-year reign is marked by extreme idolatry and bloodshed; his son Amon continues the wickedness and is assassinated by his servants. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 21 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְנַשֶּׁה | Mᵉnashsheh | H4519 | 7 | Menashsheh |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 8 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| אָמוֹן | ʼÂmôwn | H526 | 5 | Amon |
| מָלַךְ | mâlak | H4427 | 7 | reign, ascend the throne |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 8 | father |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 7 | bad, evil |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 6 | Jehudah |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God suffered his house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done. Now was a happy change from one of the worst, to one of the best of the kings of Judah. Once more Judah was tried with a reformation. Whether the Lord bears long with presumptuous offenders, or speedily cuts them off in their sins, all must perish who persist in refusing to walk in his ways.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 21:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— 2 Kgs 21:1
- Samaria 1— 2 Kgs 21:13
- Egypt— 2 Kgs 21:15
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