New English Translation
2 Chronicles 33:7
7He put an idolatrous image he had made in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.
2 Chronicles 33:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
- New International Version (NIV)He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;
Context of 2 Chronicles 33:7
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. He put an idolatrous image he had made in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home. 8I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law, the rules and regulations given to Moses.” 9But Manasseh misled the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem so that they sinned more than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed ahead of the Israelites.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 332 Chronicles 33:7 word by word
וַיָּ֕שֶׂם אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל הַסֶּ֖מֶל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה בְּבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־דָּוִיד֙ וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנ֔וֹ בַּבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֜ה וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י לְעֵילֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- a carved imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
- the idolסֶ֫מֶלsemel sêmel · idolH5566
- which he had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- had saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- In this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- which I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- before all the tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- will I putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- for everעֵילוֹם‛êylôm · everH5865
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 33:7
- 2 Kings 21:7He put an idol of Asherah he had made in the temple, about which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.
- 2 Kings 23:6He removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’s temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it. He smashed it to dust and then threw the dust in the public graveyard.
- 2 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my permanent home.”
- 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.
- Psalms 132:13Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
- 1 Kings 8:44“When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, and they direct their prayers to the Lord toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor,
- 1 Kings 11:13But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”
- Psalms 78:68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 33:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A carved image - "He set up an image, the likeness of himself, in the house of the sanctuary." The Targumist supposes he wished to procure himself Divine honors.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The idol - i. e. the Asherah (2 Kings 21:7 note), which receives here (and in Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 8:5) the somewhat unusual name of semel, which some regard as a proper name, and compare with the Greek ́ Semelē f0.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The carved idol represented Asherah (see 2 Kings 21:7).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
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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
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