2 Chronicles 33:4

2 Chronicles 33:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 33:4

2He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites. 3He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he set up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the stars in the sky and worshiped them. He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.” 5In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky. 6He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord and angered him.

2 Chronicles 33:4 word by word

וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּח֖וֹת בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם יִֽהְיֶה־שְּׁמִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• In Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• shall my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• be for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:4

• 2 Chronicles 33:15He removed the foreign gods and images from the Lord’s temple and all the altars he had built on the hill of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem; he threw them outside the city.
• 2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year he began ridding Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.
• 2 Kings 21:4He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my home.”
• Jeremiah 7:30The Lord says, “I have rejected them because the people of Judah have done what I consider evil. They have set up their disgusting idols in the temple which I have claimed for my own and have defiled it.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
• 2 Chronicles 7:16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.
• 2 Chronicles 32:19They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 12:11Then you must come to the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you – your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.
• 1 Kings 8:29Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place.
• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have answered your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Manasseh ruled for fifty-five years, from 697 to 642 BC, longer than any other king in Judah. His reign included a period when he ruled with his father, Hezekiah, from 697 to 686 BC. A long reign often indicated blessing, even though Manasseh did evil in the Lord's sight. The Chronicler describes his humiliation, repentance, and the restoration of worship in Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-102Ch 33:1-10. Manasseh's Wicked Reign. 1-2. Manasseh ... did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord--(See on 2Ki 21:1-16). 2Ch 33:11-19. He Is Carried unto Babylon, Where He Humbles Himself before God, and Is Restored to His Kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 33:4

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Manasseh
• Rulers
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Manasseh (3)
• Manasses, the Prayer of
• Names, Proper

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings