Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 21:2-7
2And he didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068 by following the abominationsH8441 of the nationsH1471 thatH834 the LORDH3068 had driven outH3423 beforeH6440 the IsraelitesH1121H3478. 3For he rebuiltH7725H1129 the high placesH1116 thatH834 his fatherH1 HezekiahH2396 had destroyedH6, and he raised upH6965 altarsH4196 for BaalH1168. He madeH6213 an Asherah poleH842, asH834 KingH4428 AhabH256 of IsraelH3478 had doneH6213, and he worshipedH7812 and servedH5647 allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064.
4Manasseh also builtH1129 altarsH4196 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, of whichH834 the LORDH3068 had saidH559, “In JerusalemH3389 I will putH7760 My NameH8034.” 5In bothH8147 courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, he builtH1129 altarsH4196 to allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064. 6He sacrificedH5674 his own sonH1121 in the fireH784,1 practiced sorceryH6049 and divinationH5172, and consultedH6213 mediumsH178 and spiritistsH3049. He didH6213 greatH7235 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068, provoking Him to angerH3707.
7Manasseh even took the carvedH6459 Asherah poleH842 he had madeH6213 and set it upH7760 in the templeH1004, of whichH834 the LORDH3068 had saidH559 toH413 DavidH1732H413 and his sonH1121 SolomonH8010, “In thisH2088 templeH1004 and in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 I have chosenH977 out of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, I will establishH7760 My NameH8034 foreverH5769.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 21:6 Literally made his son pass through the fire ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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