2 Kings 21:4

2 Kings 21:4 in other versions

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

Context of 2 Kings 21:4

2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Yhwh, after the abominations of the heathen, whom Yhwh cast out before the children of Israel. 3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. And he built altars in the house of Yhwh, of which Yhwh said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. 5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Yhwh. 6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of Yhwh, to provoke him to anger.

2 Kings 21:4 word by word

וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• And he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• In Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• will I putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:4

• 2 Kings 16:10And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
• Jeremiah 32:34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
• Exodus 20:24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which Yhwh your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
• 2 Samuel 7:13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
• 1 Kings 8:29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
• 1 Kings 9:3And Yhwh said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
• Psalms 132:13For Yhwh hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Built altars - He placed idolatrous altars even in the temple.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The “altars” of this verse seem to be the same with those of 2 Kings 21:5, and consequently were not in the temple building, but in the outer and inner courts.Read the comment
• 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. 1-182Ki 21:1-18. Manasseh's Wicked Reign, and Great Idolatry. 1-3. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign--He must have been born three years after his father's recovery; and his minority, spent under the influence of guardians who were hostile to the religious principles and reforming policy of his father, may account in part for the anti-theocratic principles of his reign. The work of religious reformation which Hezekiah had zealously carried…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 21:4

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

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Prey
• Wipe
• Alliance
• High Place
• Idolatry
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Kings, Books of
• Manasses, the Prayer 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