New American Bible, Revised Edition

2 Kings 21:1-2 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

2. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.