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2 Chronicles 33:7

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What does 2 Chronicles 33:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And 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:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And 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:
2 Chronicles 33:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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:
8neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances [given] by Moses.
9And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Jehovah destroyed before the children of Israel.
10And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The idol - i. e. the Asherah (2 Kings 21:7 note), which receives here (and in Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 8:5) the somewhat unusual name of semel, which some regard as a proper name, and compare with the Greek Σεμέλη Semelē. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“33:7 The carved idol was an image of Asherah (see 2 Kgs 21:7).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he set a carved image: The Targumist says, "He set up an image, the likeness of himself, in the house of the sanctuary." In the parallel passage it is, "a graven image of the grove," or rather, Asherah or Astarte. Manasseh, as Bp. Patrick observes, seems to have studied to find out what God had forbidden in his law, that he might practice it. a most prodigious change from the height of piety in his father's time, into the sink of impiety in this! in the house: Kg2 21:7, Kg2 21:8, Kg2 23:6 God had said: Ch2 33:4; Kg1 8:29; Psa 132:13, Psa 132:14 which I have: Ch2 6:6; Kg1 8:44, Kg1 8:48, Kg1 11:13, Kg1 11:32; Psa 78:68 2 Chronicles 33:8”
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