2 Kings 21:16 meaning and explanation
Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kings 21:16, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator is summarizing Manasseh's fifty-five year reign in Jerusalem, and this verse adds a grim item to the list of his offenses. The Hebrew phrase rendered "innocent blood" is dam haqqi, blood that carries guilt when it is shed.
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