He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
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He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
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And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
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And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said: 'In Jerusalem will I put My name.'
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 21:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 32:34 But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
- Deuteronomy 12:5 But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there.
- 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 16:10-16 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest a drawing of the altar and plans to build it. Urijah the priest built an altar. According to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah the priest made it for the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus. When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, and offered on it. He burned his burnt offering and his meal offering, poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. The bronze altar, which was before Yahweh, he brought from the front of the house, from between his altar and Yahweh’s house, and put it on the north side of his altar. King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening meal offering, the king’s burnt offering, his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their meal offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar will be for me to inquire by.” Urijah the priest did so, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
- Exodus 20:24 You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
- Psalms 78:68-69 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
- 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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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 21:4 And he built altars in the house…
2Ki 21:4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
Ver. 4. And he built altars in the house of the Lord.] Ahaz-like. {2Ki 16:18} See on 2Ki 21:3.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the house of the Lord, i.e. in the…
In the house of the Lord, i.e. in the temple itself, in the holy place, because this is distinguished from the courts of the house, 2Ki 21:5.
In Jerusalem will I put my name; that place I have peculiarly consecrated to my worship and honour; which made it the greater injustice, and impiety, and sacrilege to alienate it from God, and to dedicate it, or any part of it, especially the temple, to the service of idols, whom God abhorreth.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he built altars in the house of the…
And he built altars in the house of the Lord,.... In the holy place, as distinct from the courts in the next verse; and these were sacred to the idols of the Gentiles:
of which the Lord said, in Jerusalem will I put my name; in the temple there, devoted to his service, called by his name, and where his name was called upon, see Deu 12:5 and to erect altars to idols here must be very abominable to him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 4. Built altars] He placed idolatrous altars even…
Verse 4. Built altars] He placed idolatrous altars even in the temple.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The “altars” of this verse seem to be the…
The “altars” of this verse seem to be the same with those of 2Ki 21:5, and consequently were not in the temple building, but in the outer and inner courts.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Altars, in honour of the sun, moon, and stars,…
Altars, in honour of the sun, moon, and stars, (Haydock) in the courts of the priests and of the people, 2 Paralipomenon xxxiii. 4.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. Built altars in the house of the Lord…
4. Built altars in the house of the Lord — Erected altars to heathen gods even in the temple of Jehovah, as well as in the outer courts, as the next verse informs us.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. he built altars in the house of the…
4. he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which] R.V. whereof &c. It seems most likely that the following verse explains what is meant by this. The altars were in the courts of the temple, not within the temple building. Azariah had intruded himself within the holy place (2Ch_26:16). Even for his most solemn prayer Hezekiah prayed toward the sanctuary. Intrusion within the walls would have been specially noted.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) He built altars—i.e., idolatrous altars (2Ki_21:5).
(4) He built altars—i.e., idolatrous altars (2Ki_21:5).
In the house of the Lord—i.e., in the two courts of it. This verse contains the general statement of what is particularised in 2Ki_21:5.
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In Jerusalem will I put my name.—See 1Ki_14:21.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he built altars in the house of the…
And he built altars in the house of the Lord. He created, i.e. , altars to other gods in the very temple of Jehovah (see ver. 5). This was a pollution beyond any that either Athaliah or Ahaz had ventured on. Of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my Name. (see 1Ki_8:29 1Ki_9:3 1Ki_14:21) Where Jehovah "put his Name," making the place his, and condescending, in a certain sense, to dwell there, it might at least have been expected that he would not find himself confronted with rivals.
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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)
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)
He caused his son to pass through the fire
You may need to make explicit why he caused his son be put into the fire and what happened after he did so. AT: "He burned his son to death as an offering to his gods" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
consulted with
"asked for information from"
much evil in the sight of Yahweh
The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment or evaluation. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2 Kings 3:2. AT: "many things that were evil in Yahweh's judgment" or "many things that Yahweh considers to be evil" (See: Metaphor)
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house of God
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