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 his father Hezekiah had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, just as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he worshiped all the heavenly lights and served them. 4And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” He built altars for all the heavenly lights in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord. 6And he made his son pass through the fire, interpreted signs, practiced divination, and used mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger. 7Then he put the carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the Lord had 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

• He builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the heavenlyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• lightsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• courtyardsחָצֵרchâtsêr · 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, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the utensils that had been made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the heavenly lights; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley, and carried their ashes to Bethel.
• 1 Kings 6:36And he built the inner courtyard with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:12So the large courtyard all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams as well as the inner courtyard of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house.
• 2 Chronicles 33:5He built altars for all the heavenly lights in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 40:28Then he brought me to the inner courtyard 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 courtyard, and opposite the stone pavement which belonged to the outer courtyard, was gallery corresponding to gallery in three stories.
• Ezekiel 43:5And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.
• Ezekiel 44:19And when they go out into the outer courtyard, into the outer courtyard to the people, they shall take 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 transfer 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