During Jehoiakim's reign, Judah was destroyed as punishment for Manasseh's sin of
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Hezekiah, manasseh's father had destroyed shrines of pagan worship throughout the land; but Manasseh rebuilt them, adding also shrines to Baal and Asherah. He desecrated the LORD's temple by putting altars for idol worship in it. He sacrificed his own sons, burning them to death in worship of the idol Molech. Manasseh murdered so many people that it was recorded that he “filled Jerusalem from one end to the other” with innocent blood.
Bible Ref: 2 Kings 21:1-17; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20
Hezekiah, manasseh's father had destroyed shrines of pagan worship throughout the land; but Manasseh rebuilt them, adding also shrines to Baal and Asherah. He desecrated the LORD's temple by putting altars for idol worship in it. He sacrificed his own sons, burning them to death in worship of the idol Molech. Manasseh murdered so many people that it was recorded that he “filled Jerusalem from one end to the other” with innocent blood.
Bible Ref: 2 Kings 21:1-17; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20