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

2But he did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, following the abominations of the nations that Adonai had dispossessed before Bnei-Yisrael. 3For he rebuilt the shrines that his father Hezekiah had destroyed and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and bowed down to all the host of heaven and worshipped them. He even built altars in Adonai’s House, where Adonai had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” 5He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the House of Adonai. 6He also made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in Adonai’s eyes to provoke Him.

2 Kings 21:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 16:10Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria and saw the altar that was at Damascus. So King Ahaz sent to Urijah the kohen the pattern of the altar and its model needed for its construction.
• Jeremiah 32:34Instead they set up their abominations in the House where My Name is called, to defile it.
• Exodus 20:24You are to make an altar of earth for Me, and there you will sacrifice your burnt offerings, your fellowship offerings—your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you.
• Deuteronomy 12:5Rather you are to seek only the place Adonai your God chooses from all your tribes to put His Name to dwell—there you will come.
• 2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.
• 1 Kings 8:29Let Your eyes be open toward this House night and day, toward the place of which You have said: ‘My Name shall be there;’ listening to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.
• 1 Kings 9:3Adonai said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your petition that you made before Me. I have consecrated this House, which you have built, to put My Name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there every day.
• Psalms 78:68Instead He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:

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