He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
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He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
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And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
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And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son: 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put My name for ever;
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 33:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4 He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 8:44 “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;
- 1 Kings 8:48 if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;
- 1 Kings 11:13 However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
- 1 Kings 11:32 (but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel);
- 2 Kings 21:7-8 He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever; I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.”
- 2 Kings 23:6 He brought out the Asherah from Yahweh’s house, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.
- 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.’
- 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.
- Psalms 78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
- Psalms 132:13-14 For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. “This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain 1 Kings 8:39; 1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 21:7;…
1 Kings 8:39; 1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 21:7; 1 Kings 23:17
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:7 And he set a carved image, the…
2Ch 33:7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
Ver. 7. The idol which he had made.] This was some special idol worshipped by him in a grove, and now brought into the temple, as it were on purpose to provoke the Lord. {a}
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. A carved image] "He set up an…
Verse 7. A carved image] "He set up an image, the likeness of himself, in the house of the sanctuary." The Targumist supposes he wished to procure himself Divine honours.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The idol - i. e. the Asherah (2Ki 21:7…
The idol - i. e. the Asherah (2Ki 21:7 note), which receives here (and in Eze 8:3, Eze 8:5) the somewhat unusual name of semel, which some regard as a proper name, and compare with the Greek Σεμέλη Semelē.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Graven. Prot. "a carved image (the idol which he…
Graven. Prot. "a carved image (the idol which he had made) in," &c. It seems to have been sacred to the grove, (H.) or a representation of Astarte, 4 K. xxi. 7. The ark was taken away, (chap. xxv. 3.) to make place for this impure deity, which had four (S. Basil) or five faces, (Eusebius; Salien) that people might adore it on all sides.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. a carved image, the idol] R.V. the graven…
7. a carved image, the idol] R.V. the graven image of the idol. In 2Ki_21:7, R.V. “the graven image of Asherah.” For Asherah cp. 2Ch_15:16 (note).
had said … before all] R.V. said … out of all (as 2 Kin.).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) And he set . . . had made.—And…
(7) And he set . . . had made.—And he set the carven image of the idol which he had made. “Idol” (sèmel) explains “Asherah,” the term used in Kings. Both “carven image “and “idol” (Authorised Version, figure) occur in Deu_4:16.
The house of God.—Chronicles has added, of God, by way of explanation. The Temple proper is meant, as distinct from the courts.
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Before all.—Out of all.
For ever.—Le’êlum, a form only found here (equivalent to le’ólâm).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 7, 8. (Comp. Psa_132:13, Psa_132:14; 2Sa_7:10)
Vers. 7, 8. (Comp. Psa_132:13, Psa_132:14; 2Sa_7:10)
A carved image, the idol; translate, a carved image of the idol; i.e. the Asherah; for see the parallel. (2Ki_21:7) The idol; Hebrew, lm,s,. This name is found here and in ver. 15; in Deu_4:16, translated (Authorized Version) "figure;" and Eze_8:3, Eze_8:5, translated (Authorized Version) "image."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 he had made
he had made
Manasseh probably did not do the work. His servants would have done the work. AT: "Manasseh had ordered his servants to make" (See: Metonymy)
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that I will put my name forever
Here God is represented by his "name." AT: "where I want people to worship me forever" (See: Metonymy)
that I assigned to their ancestors
"that I gave to their ancestors"
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
Here "Jerusalem" is a part of "Judah." AT: "the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: Synecdoche)
even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel
Here "nations" refers to the people who had lived in the land of Canaan before the Israelites had arrived. AT: "even more than the people whom Yahweh had destroyed as the people of Israel advanced through the land" (See: Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 33:7 The carved idol was an image of Asherah…
33:7 The carved idol was an image of Asherah (see 2 Kgs 21:7).
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