2 Chronicles 33:15

And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 33:3-7 lists the altars and idols Manasseh built; here he removes them, showing his repentance.

2 Chronicles 33:4 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:4 records Manasseh building altars in the temple — here he removes them, completing his repentance.

2 Kings 21:7 describes the idol Manasseh set in the temple; this verse records its removal.

Ezekiel 18:20-22 teaches that a wicked person turning from sin will live; Manasseh's removal of idols exemplifies this principle.

Hosea 14:1-3 calls Israel to return to God with repentant words; Manasseh's actions here fulfill that call.

Judges 10:16 records Israel putting away foreign gods and serving the Lord, mirroring Manasseh's repentance.

2 Kings 21:5 Historical context

2 Kings 21:5 notes Manasseh built altars for the host of heaven; here he removes them.

Jeremiah 7:30 Historical context

Jeremiah 7:30 condemns setting detestable things in the temple — Manasseh did exactly that, which he now removes.

Jeremiah 32:34 Historical context

Jeremiah 32:34 repeats the charge of defiling the temple with idols — Manasseh's sin that he now reverses.

2 Kings 23:12 Historical context

2 Kings 23:12 shows Josiah later tearing down altars Manasseh had made, indicating the reform was incomplete or renewed.

Isaiah 2:17-21 depicts people discarding idols in terror at judgment; Manasseh voluntarily does so in repentance — contrasting motivations.