2 Chronicles 33:4

Easy-to-Read Version

Manasseh built altars for false gods in the Lord 's Temple. The Lord said about the Temple, "My name will be in Jerusalem forever."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “Jerusalem is where my name will remain forever.”

Hebrew Names Version
He built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said, In Yerushalayim shall my name be forever.

King James Version
Also he built altars in the house of the Lord , whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

English Standard Version
And he built altars in the house of the Lord , of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever."

New Century Version
The Lord had said about the Temple, "I will be worshiped in Jerusalem forever," but Manasseh built altars in the Temple of the Lord .

New English Translation
He built altars in the Lord 's temple, about which the Lord had said, "Jerusalem will be my permanent home."

Amplified Bible
He built [pagan] altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "My Name shall be in Jerusalem forever."

New American Standard Bible
He built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, "My name shall be in Jerusalem forever."

World English Bible
He built altars in the house of Yahweh, whereof Yahweh said, In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also he built altars in the house of the Lorde, whereof the Lorde had saide, In Ierusalem shall my Name be for euer.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, "In Jerusalem My name shall be forever."

Berean Standard Bible
Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever."

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

Complete Jewish Bible
He erected altars in the house of Adonai , concerning which Adonai had said, "My name will be in Yerushalayim forever."

Darby Translation
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

George Lamsa Translation
Moreover he worshipped all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

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

Lexham English Bible
And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, "In Jerusalem my name shall be forever."

Literal Translation
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem shall be My name forever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He buylded altares also in ye LORDES house, wherof the LORDE had sayde: At Ierusalem shal my name be for euer.

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

Bible in Basic English
And he made altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, In Jerusalem will my name be for ever.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he buylt aulters in the house of the Lorde, where as the Lord yet had sayd, In Hierusale shal my name be for euer.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said: 'In Jerusalem shall My name be for ever.'

King James Version (1611)
Also hee built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had saide, In Ierusalem shall my Name be for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he built altars in the house of the Lord, concerning which the Lord said, In Jerusalem shall be my name for ever.

English Revised Version
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD said, In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he bildide auteris in the hows of the Lord, of which the Lord hadde seid, My name schal be in Jerusalem with outen ende.

Update Bible Version
And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, whereof Yahweh said, In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

New King James Version
He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem shall My name be forever."

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."

New Life Bible
And he built altars in the Lord's house, of which the Lord had said, "My name will be in Jerusalem forever."

New Revised Standard
He built altars in the house of the Lord , of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and built altars in the house of Yahweh, - as to which Yahweh had said, In Jerusalem, shall be my Name, unto times age-abiding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He built also altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said: In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

Revised Standard Version
And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever."

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah of which Jehovah had said, `In Jerusalem is My name to the age.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, "My name shall be in Jerusalem forever."

Contextual Overview

¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king of Judah. He was king for 55 years in Jerusalem. ² Manasseh did what the Lord said was wrong. He followed the terrible and sinful ways of the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land before the Israelites. ³ Manasseh rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down. Manasseh built altars for the Baal gods and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to the constellations and worshiped those groups of stars. ⁴ Manasseh built altars for false gods in the Lord 's Temple. The Lord said about the Temple, "My name will be in Jerusalem forever." ⁵ He built altars for all the groups of stars in the two yards of the Lord 's Temple. ⁶ He also burned his own children for a sacrifice in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He also used magic by doing soothsaying, divination, and sorcery. He talked with mediums and wizards. He did many things that the Lord said were evil and made him angry. ⁷ Manasseh also made a statue of an idol and put it in God's Temple—the very same Temple that God had talked about to David and his son Solomon. God had said, "I will put my name in this house and in Jerusalem—the city that I chose from all the cities in all the tribes—and my name will be there forever! ⁸ I will not continue to keep the Israelites off the land that I chose to give to their ancestors. But they must obey everything I commanded them. The Israelites must obey all the laws, rules, and commands that I gave Moses to give to them." ⁹ Manasseh encouraged the people of Judah and the people living in Jerusalem to do wrong. They were worse than the nations that were in the land before the Israelites—and the Lord destroyed those people. ¹⁰ The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they refused to listen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he built: 2 Chronicles 33:15, 2 Chronicles 34:3, 2 Chronicles 34:4, 2 Kings 21:4, 2 Kings 21:5, Jeremiah 7:30

In Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 6:6, 2 Chronicles 7:16, 2 Chronicles 32:19, Deuteronomy 12:11, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 9:3

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:37 - all that 2 Chronicles 33:7 - God had said 2 Chronicles 34:11 - the kings 2 Chronicles 36:14 - polluted Jeremiah 7:10 - which is called Jeremiah 19:4 - estranged Jeremiah 32:34 - General Ezekiel 5:11 - thou hast Ezekiel 7:20 - but Ezekiel 23:39 - thus Ezekiel 43:8 - setting 2 Corinthians 6:16 - what

Cross-References

Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, "Your name will not be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel. I give you this name because you have fought with God and with men, and you have won."

Genesis 43:30
Joseph felt a strong desire to show his brother Benjamin that he loved him. He was about to cry and didn't want his brothers to see him, so he ran into his private room and cried there.

Genesis 43:34
Servants were taking food from Joseph's table and bringing it to them. But the servants gave Benjamin five times more than the others. The brothers continued to eat and drink with Joseph until they were drunk.

Genesis 45:2
Joseph continued to cry, and all the Egyptian people in Pharaoh's house heard it.

Genesis 46:29
Joseph learned that his father was coming. So he prepared his chariot and went out to meet his father, Israel, in Goshen. When Joseph saw his father, he hugged his neck and cried for a long time.

Nehemiah 1:11
So, Lord, please listen to my prayer. And listen to the prayers of all your other servants who are happy to honor you. Help me today as I ask the king for help. Make him pleased with me so that he will be kind and give me what I ask for." At that time, I was the king's wine servant.

Job 2:12
But his friends didn't even recognize him when they first saw him in the distance! They began to cry loudly. They tore their clothes and threw dirt in the air over their heads to show how sad they were.

Psalms 34:4
I went to the Lord for help, and he listened. He saved me from all that I fear.

Proverbs 16:7
When people live to please the Lord , even their enemies will be at peace with them.

Proverbs 21:1
To the Lord , a king's mind is like a ditch used to water the fields. He can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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