1 Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king, and he ruled for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
3 He rebuilt the shrines that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for the Baals, and made sacred poles. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshipped them.
4 He even built altars in the Lord’s temple, the very place the Lord was speaking about when he said, "My name will remain in Jerusalem forever."
5 Manasseh built altars for all the stars in the sky in both courtyards of the Lord’s temple.