2 Kings 21:5

2 Kings 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)In the two courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Kings 21:5

3For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger. 7Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the Lord said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.

2 Kings 21:5 word by word

וַיִּ֥בֶן מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י חַצְר֥וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• For he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• courtsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:5

• 2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.
• 1 Kings 6:36He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:12So the great court all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams even as the inner court of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house.
• 2 Chronicles 33:5For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 40:28Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate; and he measured the south gate according to those same measurements.
• Ezekiel 42:3Opposite the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery corresponding to gallery in three stories.
• Ezekiel 43:5And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.
• Ezekiel 44:19When they go out into the outer court, into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers; then they shall put on other garments so that they will not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Manasseh turned away from his faith by rebuilding local pagan shrines that his father had destroyed (2 Kings 18:3). He also encouraged evil religious practices linked to Baal worship and set up an Asherah pole (see 2 Kings 18:3; 1 Kings 16:32) and brought back the worship of stars. God had judged the northern kingdom for these sins (2 Kings 17:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the two courts of the house of the Lord--the court of the priests, and the large court of the people.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 21:5

• Groves
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Manasseh
• Rulers
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Host of heaven
• Kings, The Books of
• Prey
• Wipe
• Adoration
• Alliance
• High Place
• Idolatry
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of

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