Muh-nas´uh
The son of Hezekiah and king of Judah 698–642 BCE; he reigned longer than any other king of the house of David, fifty-five years. Manasseh is roundly condemned for his aberrant ways by the author of the book of Kings. He is accused of cancelling the altar reform of his father, allowing local “high places” to be rebuilt, and fostering the reintroduction of foreign cultic practices (