וְגַ֤ם דַּֽם־הַנָּקִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפָ֔ךְ וַיְמַלֵּ֥א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑י וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לִסְלֹֽחַ׃
Juga karena darah orang tak bersalah yang telah ditumpahkannya, sebab ia telah memenuhi Yerusalem dengan darah orang tak bersalah, dan Yang Mahakekal tidak mau mengampuni.
Depths of Yonah
Chizkiyahu repented and agreed to fulfill his obligation. Sure enough, his son Menashe grew up to be one of the worst kings in Jewish history. According to Melachim II 24:4, he figuratively filled the streets of Jerusalem with innocent blood. He was so steeped in idolatry that his influence could not be stemmed by his grandson, the righteous king Yoshiyahu. Menashe was directly responsible for the Babylonian exile and the destruction of the first Temple – and yet Hashem told Chizkiyahu that it was his responsibility to have children18Translation adapted from https://www.ou.org/blog/torah-blog/peter-lanza-dont-blame/. !