Therefore he brought upon them the captains of he army of the king of the Assyrians: and they took Manasses, and carried him bound with chains and fetters to Babylon.
וַיָּבֵ֨א יְהוָ֜ה עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י הַצָּבָא֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה בַּחֹחִ֑ים וַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽלָה׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
The extent of God's patience was realized: ‘And the Lord brought against Jerusalem the commanders of the armies of the Assyrian king, and they captured Manasseh, binding him with shackles on his feet, and led him away to Babylon,’ where he was held in captivity. The thirtieth day. Exhortation 1. St. apostles Silas and Silouanus.
The Lord ensured that the evil king faced consequences for his actions. The Assyrians seized him, shackled him with two chains, and in this shameful state, akin to an animal, transported him to Babylon, where he was ultimately imprisoned.
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