A common misinterpretation views Manasseh's burial in his own garden as an honorable royal entombment equivalent to those in the city of David, suggesting divine approval of his reign despite his extensive wickedness; in reality, this private burial likely signifies dishonor or exclusion from the ancestral tombs reserved for more faithful kings, reflecting the consequences of his idolatry even after partial reform.
II Kings 21:18
King James Version (1769)
18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
This verse records the death of King Manasseh of Judah, his burial in the private garden of Uzza at his own house rather than the customary royal tombs in the city of David, and the succession of his son Amon to the throne, underscoring the continuity of the Davidic dynasty amid Manasseh's legacy of idolatry and later repentance as detailed elsewhere in Scripture.