King Manasseh Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.At what age did Manasseh begin to reign?
- A. 8
- B. 12 ✓
- C. 16
- D. 20
Answer: 12
2 Kings 21:1 (KJV) — 'twelve years old when he began to reign.'
Q2.How long did Manasseh reign?
- A. 29 years
- B. 40 years
- C. 55 years ✓
- D. 57 years
Answer: 55 years
2 Kings 21:1 (KJV) — 'fifty and five years in Jerusalem.'
Q3.Whose son was Manasseh?
- A. Ahaz
- B. Hezekiah ✓
- C. Josiah
- D. Amon
Answer: Hezekiah
2 Kings 20:21 (KJV) — 'Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.'
Q4.What did Manasseh build in the house of the LORD?
- A. A throne
- B. Altars for Baal and a grove ✓
- C. A tower
- D. Treasure chambers
Answer: Altars for Baal and a grove
2 Kings 21:3 (KJV) — 'he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove.'
Q5.Which abomination did he do with his son?
- A. Crowned him king
- B. Made him pass through the fire ✓
- C. Sold him
- D. Sent him to Egypt
Answer: Made him pass through the fire
2 Kings 21:6 (KJV) — 'made his son pass through the fire.'
Q6.What did Manasseh shed in Jerusalem?
- A. Innocent blood ✓
- B. Wine
- C. Tears only
- D. Oil
Answer: Innocent blood
2 Kings 21:16 (KJV) — 'Manasseh shed innocent blood very much.'
Q7.Who carried Manasseh away in chains?
- A. The Egyptians
- B. The captains of the king of Assyria ✓
- C. The Babylonians
- D. The Philistines
Answer: The captains of the king of Assyria
2 Chronicles 33:11 (KJV) — 'the captains of the host of the king of Assyria.'
Q8.To what city was Manasseh taken?
- A. Nineveh
- B. Babylon ✓
- C. Damascus
- D. Susa
Answer: Babylon
2 Chronicles 33:11 (KJV) — 'carried him to Babylon.'
Q9.What did Manasseh do in his affliction?
- A. He cursed God
- B. He humbled himself greatly and prayed ✓
- C. He died
- D. He fled
Answer: He humbled himself greatly and prayed
2 Chronicles 33:12 (KJV) — 'humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.'
Q10.Whose son succeeded Manasseh?
- A. Josiah
- B. Amon ✓
- C. Jehoahaz
- D. Jehoiakim
Answer: Amon
2 Kings 21:18 (KJV) — 'Amon his son reigned in his stead.'