21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 His mother 3 was Hephzibah.
1 tn Heb “the people of the land.” The pronoun “they” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid the repetition of the phrase “the people of the land” from the beginning of the verse.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
4 tn Heb “the word of the