He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
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He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
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Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
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And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said: 'In Jerusalem shall My name be for ever.'
Cross-references (10)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 33:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 7:16 For now I have chosen and made this house holy, that my name may be there forever; and my eyes and my heart will be there perpetually.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then it shall happen that to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to Yahweh.
- 1 Kings 8:29 that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6 but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
- 1 Kings 9:3 Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
- 2 Kings 21:4-5 He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.” He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.
- 2 Chronicles 33:15 He took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of Yahweh’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of Yahweh’s house, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
- 2 Chronicles 34:3-4 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images. They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
- Jeremiah 7:30 “For the children of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight,” says Yahweh. “They have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:4 Also he built altars in the house…
2Ch 33:4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
Ver. 4. In the house of the Lord.] Which was as bad as for a wife to bring her paramours into her husband’s bed.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. shall my name be for ever] Cp. 2Ch_7:16.
4. shall my name be for ever] Cp. 2Ch_7:16.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Also he built . . . In Jerusalem.—Literally…
(4) Also he built . . . In Jerusalem.—Literally as Kings. Manasseh built altars in the Temple, as Ahaz had done (2Ki_16:10, seq.).
Shall my name be for ever.—A heightening of the phrase in Kings, “I will set mv name.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In Jerusalem. (so 2Ch_6:6 2Ch_7:16) The quotation is Deu_12:11.
In Jerusalem. (so 2Ch_6:6 2Ch_7:16) The quotation is Deu_12:11.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 It is in Jerusalem that my name will be…
It is in Jerusalem that my name will be forever
The name is a metonym for the person. AT: "Jerusalem is where I will forever make known who I am" (See: Metonymy)
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He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh
It is implied that he built these altars so people could make sacrifices and worship the stars. Also, he would not have built these altars himself, rather he would have commanded his workers to do it. AT: "He had his workers build altars in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh so that the people could worship the stars and offer them sacrifices" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information and Metonymy)
Valley of Ben Hinnom
This is the name of a place near Jerusalem that is also known as Gehenna. (See: How to Translate Names)
he caused his sons to pass through the fire
You may need to make explicit why he put his son in the fire and what happened after he did so. AT: "he burned his sons to death as an offering to his gods" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
consulted with
"asked for information from"
the dead
This refers to dead people. AT: "dead people" or "those who are dead" (See: Nominal Adjectives)
Manasseh did much evil in the sight of Yahweh
Here Yahweh's "sight" refers to how he judges or decides on the value of something. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Chronicles 14:2. AT: "Manasseh did many things that Yahweh said were evil" or "He practiced the things that Yahweh considered evil" (See: Metaphor)
he provoked him to anger
"Manasseh made Yahweh very angry"
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pagan
altar
house of God
name
command
eternity
heaven
court
sorcerer
spirit
anger
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