The king let the Chaldeans into the palace. He showed them everything in there, including the armory and every item in his treasury. He then took them on a tour of his kingdom. Six year old Manasseh was bored. His father was king, and had recovered from what seemed a fatal illness and had, before that, defeated the seemingly unbeatable Assyrian army of Sennacherib. Sanncherib had tried to get the people to revolt against his King Hezekiah, but, even under a massive siege, the people sided with the king, so respected was he.