1 Manasseh was 12 years old. He was king for 55 years in the city of Jerusalem. ️ 2 Manasseh did bad things that God did not like. He was like the bad people in the land. 3 He built the bad hill places again. He made places for fake gods and bowed to the stars in the sky. ⭐️ 4 He put bad altars in God’s house. God had said His name is in this house in this city. ⛪️ 5 He also put bad altars in the yard of God’s house. ⛪️ 6 He did a very bad thing to his boys with fire in a bad valley. He used bad magic and talked to pretend ghosts. He did many bad things. ♂️ 7 He put a big bad statue in God’s house. But God said His name is in this house in Jerusalem. ⛪️ 8 God said He will let His people stay in the land if they obey His rules He told Moses. 9 But Manasseh made Judah and the people do very bad, even more than other people. ➡️ 10 God talked to Manasseh and the people, but they did not listen. ️❌ 11 So God let a far army come. They caught Manasseh, tied him with a chain, and took him to Babylon. ⚔️⛓️➡️️ 12 When he was in trouble, Manasseh prayed to God. He was very sorry and low. 13 God heard him and helped him. God brought him back to his city and his king job. Then Manasseh knew God is God. ️✅ 14 After that, Manasseh built a big wall around the city and made it high. He put strong men in the towns with walls. ️️ 15 He took away the fake gods and the bad statue from God’s house and from the city. He threw them out. 16 He fixed God’s altar. He gave gifts to God and told the people to serve God. ⛪️️ 17 The people still used hill places, but now they gave gifts only to God. ➡️ 18 More of Manasseh’s story, his prayer, and what God’s seers said are in the book of the kings. ✍️ 19 His prayer, how God heard, and the bad things he did before he was sorry are in the book of the seers. 20 Manasseh died and was put in his house. His son Amon became king. ⚰️➡️ 21 Amon was 22 years old. He was king for 2 years in Jerusalem. 2️⃣ 22 Amon did bad like his dad did at first. He bowed to fake gods and gave gifts to them. 23 Amon did not say sorry to God. He did even more bad. ♂️❌ 24 Amon’s helpers made a bad plan and killed him in his house. ️ 25 Then the people killed the bad men who killed Amon. The people made Amon’s son Josiah the king. ⚖️➡️