2 Chronicles 33:11
So the Lord brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
Note of the king: Heb. which were the king’s
Note fetters: or, chains
Therefore the Lord brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the Lord
- A.M. 3327. B.C. 677.
- Deuteronomy 28:36; Job 36:8
- the captains
- Isaiah 10:8; Isaiah 36:9
- of the king
- Heb. which were the king's.
- Nehemiah 9:32, 37; Isaiah 5:26–30; Isaiah 7:18–20
- among the thorns
- The word {bachochim} may possibly her signify with fetters or chains, as the kindred word {chachim} denotes, Eze 19:4, 9. The Syriac and Arabic have alive, probably reading {bechayim}.
- 1 Samuel 13:6; Lamentations 3:7
- bound him
- 2 Kings 23:33; 2 Kings 25:6; Job 36:8–11; Psalm 107:10–14