4. In the temple, where only the Lord was supposed to be worshipped, Manasseh built altars for pagan gods
5. and for the stars. He placed these altars in both courtyards of the temple
8. If my people will faithfully obey all the laws and teaching I gave to my servant Moses, I will never again force them to leave the land I gave to their ancestors.
9. But the people of Judah and Jerusalem listened to Manasseh and did even more sinful things than the nations the Lord had wiped out.
10. The Lord tried to warn Manasseh and the people about their sins, but they ignored the warning.
11. So he let Assyrian army commanders invade Judah and capture Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and tied him up in chains, and they took him to Babylon.
12. While Manasseh was held captive there, he asked the Lord God to forgive him and to help him.
13. The Lord listened to Manasseh's prayer and saw how sorry he was, and so he let him go back to Jerusalem and rule as king. Manasseh knew from then on that the Lord was God.