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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
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But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
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For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and made wooden images; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.
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He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shall My name be forever."
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And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
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Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.