2 Kings 21:4

Translations

Modern

Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”

Traditional

And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

Literal

And He built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”

Latin

Exstruxitque aras in domo Domini, de qua dixit Dominus: In Jerusalem ponam nomen meum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”

Notes

2 Kings 21:3–5

Manasseh 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Manasseh

Events

Reign of Manassehc. 697 BC

Related verses

1 Kings 8:29
May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
2 Samuel 7:13
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Jeremiah 32:34
They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.
Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
1 Kings 9:3
And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
2 Kings 16:10–16
Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
Psalm 132:13–14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
Psalm 78:68–69
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
Exodus 20:24
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 33:1–9

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Nahum High Place Host, Host of Heaven Kings, Books of First and Second Manasseh (Person) Temple

Topics

Groves: Worshiped by Israelites Idolatry: Manasseh Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Manasseh Manasseh: King of Judah: History of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Manasseh's Wicked Reign Rulers: Wicked: Manasseh, Who Committed the Abominations of the Heathen Temple: Solomon's: Converted Into an Idolatrous Shrine by Manasseh the First Temple: Pillaged by Shishak King of Egypt the First Temple: Polluted by the Idolatrous Worship of Manasseh

2 Kings 21:4

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