9. But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them to do wrong. They did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed ahead of the Israelites.
10. The Lord spoke through his servants the prophets. He said,
11. “Manasseh king of Judah has done these hated things. He has done more evil than the Amorites before him. Manasseh also has caused Judah to sin with his idols.
12. So this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring much trouble on Jerusalem and Judah. Anyone who hears about it will be shocked.
13. I will stretch the measuring line of Samaria over Jerusalem. And the plumb line used against Ahab’s family will be used on Jerusalem. I will wipe out Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish. He wipes it and turns it upside down.
14. I will go away from the rest of my people who are left. I will give them to their enemies. They will be robbed by all their enemies.
15. My people did what I said was wrong. They have made me angry from the day their ancestors left Egypt until now.’”
16. Manasseh also killed many innocent people. He filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with their blood. This was besides the sin he caused Judah to do. He caused Judah to do what the Lord said was wrong.
17. The other things Manasseh did as king are written down, even the sin he did. They are in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
18. Manasseh died and was buried in the garden of his own palace. It is the garden of Uzza. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became king in his place.