🪨 2 Chronicles 33

2 Chronicles 33 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.” 2 Chronicles 33 opens with these words: “Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.” The line to keep is 2 Chronicles 33:16: “He built up Yahweh’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.” Carry the word “built” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 2 Chronicles 33:16: “He built up Yahweh’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 2 Chronicles 33? Then try this: Read “He built up Yahweh’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.