ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Manasseh of Judah

Manasseh was a king a long time ago in a place called Judah. He was very powerful and ruled for a very long time, even though he wasn't always a very good king.

Manasseh did some things that weren't very nice. He built some big temples for other gods that he worshipped instead of the one true God. He also allowed people to do bad things like sacrifice their children to these other gods.

But even though Manasseh did some bad things, he eventually realized that he was wrong and wanted to change. He begged God for forgiveness and started following the one true God again. He even took down the bad temples he had built and tried to make things right.

Because of his change of heart, God forgave Manasseh and allowed him to rule for a long time. So even though Manasseh had made some mistakes, he was able to turn things around and become a better person and king.