Concept:The destruction of Judah in Jehoiakim's reign was delayed divine punishment for King Manasseh's sins, chiefly his shedding of innocent blood.
Explanation:Manasseh rebuilt the pagan shrines that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he added altars for Baal and Asherah.
He desecrated the temple of the LORD by placing idolatrous altars inside it.
He also sacrificed his own sons, burning them in worship of the idol Molech.
Above all, Manasseh murdered so many innocent people that he "filled Jerusalem from one end to another" with innocent blood (2 Kings 21:16).
Because of this, the LORD declared that He would not pardon Judah.
The Bible records that Judah was destroyed during Jehoiakim's reign specifically "for the innocent blood that he shed" (2 Kings 24:3-4).
Thus, the sin that sealed Judah's punishment was Manasseh's bloodshed, not merely idolatry or temple defilement.
Answer:D. shedding innocent blood.