2 Kings 24:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”
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Read Full Chapter →Manasseh's shedding of innocent blood is singled out as a sin the LORD would not overlook.
What Does 2 Kings 24:4 Mean?
Continuing the indictment, the narrator points to bloodshed: Jerusalem had been filled with innocent blood under Manasseh's hand. This crime against the defenseless is set apart as something the LORD would not simply pass over.
Scripture holds the cry of the innocent close to God's heart. Bloodshed is not a private matter but a wound upon the whole community before its Maker. Yet even here the door of hope is not sealed forever; the gospel later proclaims a blood that speaks better things, cleansing what no earthly remedy could pardon.
2 Kings 24:4 in the Original Language
naqi (נָקִי), 'innocent' -- free from guilt, undeserving of the harm received.
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What does 2 Kings 24:4 mean?
Manasseh's shedding of innocent blood is singled out as a sin the LORD would not overlook.