2 Kings 13:5

13:5 The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.

2 Kings 21:9

21:9 But they did not obey, and Manasseh misled them so that they sinned more than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 21:11

21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols.

2 Kings 25:28

25:28 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143.

tn Heb “and they went from under the hand of Syria.”

tn Heb “and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.”

tn Heb “listen.”

tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

tn Heb “made his throne above the throne of.”