Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king of Judah. He was king for 55 years in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 3:4 - Easy To Read Version \{God says,\} “I will cause young boys to be your leaders. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will make boys their princes, and with childishness shall they rule over them [with outrage instead of justice]. American Standard Version (1901) And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. Common English Bible I will make youths their commanders; mischief makers will rule over them. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will give children ato be their princes: and the effeminate shall rule over them. |
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king of Judah. He was king for 55 years in Jerusalem.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He was king for 31 years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.
Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months.
Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became the new king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. Jehoiakim didn’t do the things the Lord wanted him to do. He sinned against the Lord his God.
Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He didn’t do the things the Lord wanted him to do. Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord.
It is very bad for a country if the king is like a child. And it is very bad for a country if its rulers use all their time eating.
Children will defeat my people. Women will rule over my people. My people, your guides lead you in the wrong way. They turn you away from the right way.
The Lord says, “The women in Zion {\cf2\super [33]} have become very proud. They walk around with their heads in the air, acting like they are better than other people. Those women flirt with their eyes. And they dance around making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
God will take away the military leaders and the government leaders. God will take away the skilled counselors and the wise men that do magic and try to tell the future.
Terrible things happened to Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, the Lord threw the people of Jerusalem and Judah away from his presence.