15:9 He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers 1 from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live 2 when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians 3 defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. 4 He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. 5
33:18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets 10 spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded 11 in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. 12 He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.
1 tn Or “resident aliens.”
2 tn Heb “had fallen upon him.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”
5 tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”
5 tn Or “an angel.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sennacherib) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “and he returned with shame of face to his land.”
8 tn Heb “and some from those who went out from him, from his inward parts.”
7 tn Or “seers.”
8 tn Heb “look, they are.”
9 tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”
11 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
12 tn Heb “Whoever [is] among you from all his people – may the