Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Chronicles 33:11

11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns , and bound him with setters, and carried him to Babylon .

In some Thicket where he thought to hide himself from the Assyrians till he could make an escape, as the Israelites formerly used to do, 1 Sam. 13. 6. Or, with hooks; a Metaphorical Expression. Or, in his Forts, i. e. in one of them.

Either therefore Esarhaddon Sennacheribs Successor had recovered Babylon from Merodach-Baladan: Or rather the King of Babylon, is here called the King of Assyria, because by this time he had added Assyria to his Empire, who having been informed by his Ambassadours of the great Riches which were in Hezekiahs Treasures at Jerusalem, which he was desirous to enjoy; and withall being assured of Manasseh his degeneracy from the Piety and Vertue of his Father, and from that God whose Power alone made Hezekiah formidable, he thought this a Fit Season to invade Manasseh's Kingdom; which he did with Success.

Marginal references: Heb. which were [illegible: 1 word].; Or, [illegible: 1 word].