JUS 372A Lecture 9: 7th Century to the End of Judah
8 Dec 2016
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His son manasseh became king when he was 12. Provided whatever he could when assyria asked for it. Hezekiah"s re(cid:373)ai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:455)ears (cid:449)ere pea(cid:272)eful as he re(cid:373)ai(cid:374)ed a lo(cid:455)al (cid:448)assal to ass(cid:455)ria. Manasseh (697-642) ruled for 55 years from the time he was 12. One explanation for long reign can be explained to extreme loyalty to assyria as vassal. A(cid:374)other e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374) is that ma(cid:374)asseh"s lo(cid:374)g rule (cid:449)as due to hi(cid:373) o(cid:374)ly allowing yahweh worship, only at the temple in jerusalem, only as the priests allowed. Ma(cid:374)asseh u(cid:374)did all of hezekiah"s refor(cid:373)s, ear(cid:374)i(cid:374)g deutero(cid:374)o(cid:373)isti(cid:272) s(cid:272)or(cid:374) According to chronicles, manasseh was called to assyria and imprisoned due to suspected disloyalty. Manasseh was succeeded by his son amon (642-640), who ruled for only two years before he was assassinated. Josiah"s father a(cid:373)o(cid:374) (cid:449)as assassi(cid:374)ated, so josiah took the thro(cid:374)e arou(cid:374)d the age of 8. It is very possible that the priesthood was behind the assassination, and took advantage of.
