1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-five years.
2. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
3. He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshipped them.
4. He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, ‘My Name will remain in Jerusalem for ever.’