II Chronicles 33-36
Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah became king at the age of 12.  He ignored his father's reforms and his father's God, turning back to the evil of his grandfather.  He was even worse.  He worshiped every idol and desecrated the temple.  He practiced witchcraft and sorcery.  He "misled Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel."  When God spoke to Manasseh, he paid no attention.  Finally, the king of Assyria came against Judah and Manasseh was taken away captive with a hook in his nose and chains binding him.

But, in his captivity, Manasseh repented.  He humbled himself before God and prayed. And God had mercy on Manasseh and returned him to Jerusalem.  Manasseh removed the false idols and altars and restored the sacrifices to the Lord.

When Manasseh died, his son Amon became king.  He did not learn from his father, but did evil, never humbling himself before the Lord. "Finally his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house."

Josiah, Amon's son, was only 8 when his father was killed.  But, he "did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or the left." Josiah, we are told, ".. while he was still a youth,.. began to said the God of his father David;"  Josiah, once again got rid of every false idol, repaired the temple, celebrated Passover.. humbled himself before the Lord.  When the book of the Law was found in the process of the restoring the temple, Josiah heart the Word and wept before the Lord.

But, after Josiah, came Joahaz, who was taken to Egypt after 3 months.  His brother, Eliakim/Jehoiakim was set up as king by the king of Egypt.  He did evil.  Nebuchnezzar came in next, taking him into captivity.  His son Jehoiachin was next in line, 8 years old, doing evil.  He also was taken to Babylon. Zedekiah, was next, but he did evil also, rebelling against God.

The people would not listen to the prophets.  "But they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy."  The Chaldeans came.  They destroyed the temple and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.  The Word of the Lord was fulfilled.