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2 Chronicles 33:5

And he made altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer squares of the house of the Lord.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Idolatry;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Manasseh;   Rulers;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Divination;   Kings;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Manasseh (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Manasseh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Court;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apostasy;   Manasseh (3);   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He built altars to all the stars in the sky in both courtyards of the Lord’s temple.
Hebrew Names Version
He built altars for all the host of the sky in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
King James Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord .
English Standard Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord .
New Century Version
He built altars to worship the stars in the two courtyards of the Temple of the Lord .
New English Translation
In the two courtyards of the Lord 's temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky.
Amplified Bible
He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
He built altars for all the heavenly lights in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD.
World English Bible
He built altars for all the host of the sky in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he built altars for all the hoste of the heauen in the two courtes of the house of the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
Indeed, he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
Contemporary English Version
and for the stars. He placed these altars in both courtyards of the temple
Complete Jewish Bible
He erected altars for all the army of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
He built altars for all the groups of stars in the two yards of the Lord 's Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
In the two courtyards of the Temple he built altars for the worship of the stars.
Lexham English Bible
And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And he built altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto all the hoost of heauen buylded he altares in both the courtes of ye house of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he buylded aulters for all the hoast of heauen, in the two courtes of ye house of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And he built altars for all the host of heauen, in the two Courts of the house of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli he bildide tho auteris to al the knyythod of heuene in the twei large places of the hows of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
New King James Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
New Living Translation
He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the Lord 's Temple.
New Life Bible
He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two open spaces of the house of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea he built altars unto all the army of the heavens, - in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built them for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was ruling for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel. 3 For he put up again the high places which had been pulled down by his father Hezekiah; and he made altars for the Baals, and pillars of wood, and was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven; 4 And he made altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will my name be for ever. 5 And he made altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer squares of the house of the Lord. 6 More than this, he made his children go through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he made use of secret arts, and signs for reading the future, and unnatural powers, and gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers: he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath. 7 And he put the image he had made in the house of God, the house of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 8 And never again will I let the feet of Israel be moved out of the land which I have given to their fathers; if only they will take care to do all my orders, even all the law and the orders and the rules given to them by Moses. 9 And Manasseh made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go out of the true way, so that they did more evil than those nations whom the Lord gave up to destruction before the children of Israel. 10 And the word of the Lord came to Manasseh and his people, but they gave no attention.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the two: 2 Chronicles 4:9, Jeremiah 32:34, Jeremiah 32:35, Ezekiel 8:7-18

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:9 - the court 2 Kings 21:5 - in the two courts 2 Kings 23:12 - which Manasseh Nehemiah 8:16 - the courts Jeremiah 7:30 - they Jeremiah 23:11 - in Ezekiel 44:1 - the outward 2 Corinthians 6:16 - what

Cross-References

Genesis 30:2
But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
Genesis 48:9
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.
Ruth 4:13
So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.
1 Samuel 1:27
My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
1 Chronicles 28:5
And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
Isaiah 8:18
See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, whose resting-place is in Mount Zion.
Hebrews 2:13
And again he says, I will put my faith in him. And again, See, I am here, and the children which God has given to me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 33:5. He built altars — See the principal facts in this chapter explained in the notes on 2 Kings 21:1-17.


 
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