1 Manasseh was 12 years old. He became king for 55 years in the city of Jerusalem. His mom was Hephzibah. ️ 2 Manasseh did bad. He did not do what God said. He did like the bad nations. 3 Manasseh fixed the bad hill places again. He made altars for a fake god named Baal. He put up a pole for a fake god. He bowed to the sun, moon, and stars. ⭐ 4 He put bad altars in God’s house. God had said His name is in this city. ⛪ 5 He built more star altars in the yards of God’s house. ⛪ 6 He burned his own son in fire. He did magic and looked for secret signs. He asked people who talk to spirits. He did many bad things and made God angry. 7 He put a carved fake god in God’s house. Long ago God told David and Solomon, “My name stays here in this city.” ⛪ 8 God said, “If My people obey My rules I gave by Moses, they can live here and be safe.” ️ 9 But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them to do very bad, worse than other nations. ⬇️ 10 God spoke by His helpers who tell His words. ️ 11 God said, “Manasseh did very, very bad. He made Judah sin. He made them bow to fake gods.” ⚠️ 12 God said, “So I will bring a big bad time to this city and land. It will be so big that ears will ring.” ️️ 13 God said, “I will judge this city like I judged other bad kings. I will wipe the city like a bowl and turn it over.” ⚖️ 14 God said, “I will leave the rest of My people. I will let enemies win. The people and their things will be taken.” ⚔️ 15 God said, “This is because My people did bad for a long time, from the day I took them from Egypt till now.” ⏳️ 16 Manasseh killed many good people who did no wrong. The city was full of blood. He also led the people to sin with fake gods. ️ 17 The other things Manasseh did are in the big king book. 18 Manasseh died. He was buried in his garden, the garden of Uzza. His son Amon became king. ⚰️ 19 Amon was 22 years old. He was king for 2 years in Jerusalem. His mom was Meshullemeth. Her dad was Haruz. They were from Jotbah. 2️⃣2️⃣️ 20 Amon did bad like his dad Manasseh. 21 Amon did the same bad ways. He bowed to the same fake gods. 22 He left God. He did not live God’s way. ♂️❌ 23 Amon’s helpers made a plan. They killed Amon in his house. ️ 24 The people killed the men who killed Amon. The people made Amon’s son Josiah the king. ⚖️️➡️ 25 The other things Amon did are in the big king book. 26 Amon was buried in the garden of Uzza. His son Josiah became king. ⚰️