King James Version

What Does 2 Chronicles 33:19 Mean?

“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 . the seers: or, Hosai”

Context

Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.

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.

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 . the seers: or, Hosai

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

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Topics in This Verse

Prayer

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers

(19) **His prayer also** **. . . of** **him.**—*And his prayer, and the hearing him.* Literally, *and the being propitious to him* (the same verb as in 2Chronicles 33:13 and Genesis 25:21). **All his sins, and his trespass.**—*All his sin and his unfaithfulness.* 2Kings 21:17 has, “And his sin that he sinned.” The chronicler, as usual, heightens the expression. **Groves.**—*The Ashērim.* (See Note on 2Chronicles 33:3.) **Among the sayings of the seers.**—*In the history of Hozai.* This work was, therefore, the source from which the chronicler derived his additional information about the reign of Manasseh. (See *Introduction.*) The LXX. has “the seers;” but the Vulg., “in sermonibus Hozai,” and the Syriac, “in the story of Hanan the prophet.” It is pretty clear that *Hozai* is simply a mutilated form of *ha-hôzîm, “*the seers,” a term which occurred in 2Chronicles 33:17.

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Historical Context

This verse is found in the book of 2 Chronicles. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.

Theological Significance

2 Chronicles 33:19 contributes to our understanding of God's character and His relationship with humanity. Consider how this verse connects to the broader themes of Scripture.