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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, &#8220My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, &#8220My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “In Jerusalem My name shall be forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He built [pagan] altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the LORD’s temple, where the LORD had said, “Jerusalem is where my name will remain forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the LORD&#8217s temple, where Yahweh had said, &#8220Jerusalem is where My name will remain forever.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In the temple, where only the LORD was supposed to be worshiped, Manasseh built altars for the worship of pagan gods <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said, In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He built altars in the LORD's temple, where the LORD had said, "My name will be in Jerusalem forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He built pagan altars in the Temple, the place that the LORD had said was where he should be worshiped forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He also built altars in the LORD's Temple, about which the LORD had spoken "My name will reside in Jerusalem forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, ?My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the LORD's temple, about which the LORD had said, "Jerusalem will be my permanent home."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, "My name shall be in Jerusalem forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he has built altars in the house of YHWH of which YHWH had said, “My Name is in Jerusalem for all time.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah of which Jehovah had said, 'In Jerusalem is My name to the age.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, which Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall be my name forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He built also altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said: In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he built altars in the house of the Lord, about which the Lord had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said: In Jerusalem shall my name be forever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he worshipped all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said: 'In Jerusalem shall My name be for ever.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he built altars in the house of the Lord, concerning which the Lord said, In Jerusalem shall be my name for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=8806" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/33.htm">Manasseh Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇā·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">Manasseh also built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ (N-mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">of which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">“My Name</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12</a></span><br />the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">2 Chronicles 7:16</a></span><br />For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">2 Chronicles 30:27</a></span><br />Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Deuteronomy 12:11</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-44.htm">1 Kings 8:44</a></span><br />When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-48.htm">1 Kings 8:48</a></span><br />and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm">Jeremiah 7:10-11</a></span><br />and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a></span><br />For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Ezekiel 8:5-6</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.</p><p class="hdg">he built</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">2 Chronicles 33:15</a></b></br> And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast <i>them</i> out of the city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3,4</a></b></br> For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4,5</a></b></br> And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name… </p><p class="hdg">In Jerusalem</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></b></br> But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">2 Chronicles 7:16</a></b></br> For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">2 Chronicles 32:19</a></b></br> And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, <i>which were</i> the work of the hands of man.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Whereof</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-1.htm">Manasseh's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">He sets up idolatry, and will not be admonished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">He is carried into Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">Upon his prayer to God he is released and puts down idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-18.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-20.htm">He dying, Amon succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-21.htm">who is slain by his servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-25.htm">The murderers being slain, Josiah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The house of the LORD, referring to the temple in Jerusalem, was meant to be a place dedicated solely to the worship of Yahweh. By building altars for other gods within the temple, Manasseh desecrated the sacred space. This act reflects the syncretism and idolatry that plagued Judah during his reign. Historically, Manasseh's reign is noted for its apostasy, as he introduced foreign religious practices into the heart of Israelite worship, which was strictly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>).<p><b>of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”</b><br>This phrase underscores the significance of Jerusalem as the chosen city where God's presence was to dwell. The LORD's declaration that His Name would remain in Jerusalem forever is rooted in the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his lineage would have an everlasting kingdom (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). The temple in Jerusalem was the physical manifestation of God's promise and presence among His people. Manasseh's actions were not only a breach of religious law but also a challenge to the divine promise and order established by God. This phrase also points to the eschatological hope found in the prophetic literature, where Jerusalem is often depicted as the center of God's future kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned for 55 years and is known for his idolatrous practices, including building altars to foreign gods in the temple of the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was the central place of worship for the Israelites and where God's presence was said to dwell.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city chosen by God to place His Name and the location of the temple, representing the spiritual and political center of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who had established His Name and presence in Jerusalem and commanded exclusive worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/altars.htm">Altars</a></b><br>Structures built for the purpose of offering sacrifices, which in this context were erected for idolatrous worship within the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_worship.htm">The Sanctity of Worship</a></b><br>The temple was a sacred space dedicated to the worship of Yahweh alone. Manasseh's actions serve as a warning against compromising the purity of worship with idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Manasseh's idolatry led to spiritual and national decline. This reminds us of the destructive nature of turning away from God to serve other "gods" in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_name.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Name</a></b><br>Despite Manasseh's unfaithfulness, God's promise to keep His Name in Jerusalem underscores His enduring faithfulness and commitment to His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Later in the chapter, Manasseh repents and is restored, illustrating God's mercy and willingness to forgive those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>Just as the temple was defiled by foreign altars, we must guard our hearts against influences that lead us away from exclusive devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_amon_of_judah.htm">Who was King Amon of Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_unrepentant_mean.htm">Who was Manasseh in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_manasseh_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Manasseh in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_josiah's_timeline.htm">How do we reconcile the timeline of Josiah's reign in 2 Kings 22:1 with other historical and biblical sources referencing his lineage and age?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Also he built . . . In Jerusalem.</span>--Literally as Kings. Manasseh built altars in the Temple, as Ahaz had done (<a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm" title="And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser 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.">2Kings 16:10</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class= "bld">Shall my name be for ever.</span>--A heightening of the phrase in Kings, "I will set mv name."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In Jerusalem</span> (so <a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">2 Chronicles 7:16</a>). The quotation is from <a href="/deuteronomy/12-11.htm">Deuteronomy 12:11</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[Manasseh] also built</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">altars</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבְּח֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“My Name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְּׁמִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will remain</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 33:4 He built altars in the house (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 33:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 33:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 33:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 33:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>