and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. (2 Chr. 33:12–13) Manasseh not only finds mercy, but discovers that Yahweh is God. Manasseh’s repentance goes further than that displayed by Rehoboam, who repented in particular circumstances, but never turned to Yahweh. Yet significantly, while Manasseh launches on a programme of reform, his reform is imperfect. Manasseh removes the foreign idols and altars from Jerusalem and throws