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2 Kings 21 General Notes

Special concepts in this chapter

God's judgment

God judges sin. When Manasseh worshiped idols and did many evil things, God said he would cause Judah to be destroyed by its enemies. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil)

Important figures of speech in this chapter

Simile

"I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down" means "God would completely destroy Jerusalem." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)