2 Kings 21:4
New International Version
He built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.”

New Living Translation
He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”

English Standard Version
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem will I put my name.”

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

King James Bible
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

New King James Version
He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

New American Standard Bible
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

NASB 1995
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

NASB 1977
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

Amplified Bible
And he built [pagan] altars in the house (temple) of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name (Presence).”

Christian Standard Bible
He built altars in the LORD’s temple, where the LORD had said, “Jerusalem is where I will put my name.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built altars in the LORD’s temple, where the LORD had said, “Jerusalem is where I will put My name.”

American Standard Version
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he built altars in the house of LORD JEHOVAH, who had said, “In Jerusalem I shall put my name.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he built an altar in the house of the Lord, whereas he had said, In Jerusalem I will place my name.

Contemporary English Version
In the temple, where only the LORD was supposed to be worshiped, Manasseh built altars for the worship of pagan gods

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

English Revised Version
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He built altars in the LORD's temple, where the LORD had said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem."

Good News Translation
He built pagan altars in the Temple, the place that the LORD had said was where he should be worshiped.

International Standard Version
He also built altars in the LORD's Temple, about which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will place my Name."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said: 'In Jerusalem will I put My name.'

Literal Standard Version
And he has built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH said, “In Jerusalem I put My Name.”

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

New American Bible
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said: In Jerusalem I will set my name.

NET Bible
He built altars in the LORD's temple, about which the LORD had said, "Jerusalem will be my home."

New Revised Standard Version
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my name.”

New Heart English Bible
He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

World English Bible
He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah said, 'In Jerusalem I put My name.'

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Manasseh Reigns in Judah
3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. 4Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” 5In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 7:13
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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 Kings 16:10
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.

Jeremiah 32:31
For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence

Ezekiel 23:38
They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.


Treasury of Scripture

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

he built.

2 Kings 16:10-16
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…

Jeremiah 32:34
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

In Jerusalem.

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.

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:

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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2 Kings 21
1. Manasseh's reign.
3. His great idolatry.
10. His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.
17. Amon succeeds him.
19. Amon's wicked reign.
23. He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people,
26. Josiah is made king.














(4) He built altars--i.e., idolatrous altars (2Kings 21:5).

In the house of the Lord--i.e., in the two courts of it. This verse contains the general statement of what is particularised in 2Kings 21:5.

In Jerusalem will I put my name.--See 1Kings 14:21.

Verse 4. - And he built altars in the house of the Lord. He created, i.e., altars to other gods in the very temple of Jehovah (see ver. 5). This was a pollution beyond any that either Athaliah or Ahaz had ventured on. Of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will I put my Name (see 1 Kings 8:29; 1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 14:21). Where Jehovah "put his Name," making the place his, and condescending, in a certain sense, to dwell there, it might at least have been expected that he would not find himself confronted with rivals.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[Manasseh] also built
וּבָנָ֥ה (ū·ḇā·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

altars
מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת (miz·bə·ḥōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4196: An altar

in the house
בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of which
אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had said,
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“In Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

I will put
אָשִׂ֥ים (’ā·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

My Name.”
שְׁמִֽי׃ (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name


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