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2 Chronicles 33:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 33:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
2 Chronicles 33:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.
6He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
7And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he built: Ch2 33:15, Ch2 34:3, Ch2 34:4; Kg2 21:4, Kg2 21:5; Jer 7:30 In Jerusalem: Ch2 6:6, Ch2 7:16, Ch2 32:19; Deu 12:11; Kg1 8:29, Kg1 9:3 2 Chronicles 33:5”
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