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2 Kings 21:4

Jerusalem
Sin

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For 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 the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

6 And 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 the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”
KJV
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
WEB
He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
ASV
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
DARBY
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
BLB
And He built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”
ÅB
Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem vil jeg la mitt navn bo.
OTB
Han bygde også altere i Herrens hus, der Herren hadde sagt, "I Jerusalem vil jeg sette mitt navn."
B1930
Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem vil jeg la mitt navn bo.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 8:29

    That 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.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:13

    He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

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  • Jeremiah 32:34

    But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the LORD 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:

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  • 1 Kings 9:3

    And the LORD 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.

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  • 2 Kings 16:10–16

    And 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.

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  • Psalms 132:13–14

    For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

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  • Exodus 20:24

    An 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.

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