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2 Kings 21:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.” "

2 Kings 21:4

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2 He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.

4 He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”

5 He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the LORD’s house.

6 He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

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2 Chronicles 33:4

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"He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”"

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2 Chronicles 33:16

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"He built up the LORD’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel."

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"With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed."

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"He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel."

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2 Kings 23:12

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"The king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the LORD’s house, and beat them down from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron."

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2 Kings 21:1

"Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah."

2 Kings 21:2

"He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel."

2 Kings 21:3

"For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them."

2 Kings 21:5

"He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the LORD’s house."

2 Kings 21:6

"He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger."

2 Kings 21:7

"He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the LORD 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, I will put my name forever;"

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