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Literal Standard Version

2 Chronicles 33:5

And he builds altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of YHWH.

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

1Manasseh is a son of twelve years in his reigning, and he has reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; 2and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, like the abominations of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, 3and he turns and builds the high places that his father Hezekiah has broken down, and raises altars for Ba‘alim, and makes Asherim, and bows himself to all the host of the heavens, and serves them. 4And he has built altars in the house of YHWH of which YHWH had said, "My Name is in Jerusalem for all time." 5And he builds altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of YHWH.6And he has caused his sons to pass over through fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he has multiplied to do evil in the eyes of YHWH, to provoke him to anger. 7And he places the carved image of the idol that he made in the house of God, of which God said to David, and to his son Solomon, "In this house, and in Jerusalem that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My Name for all time, 8and I do not add to turn aside the foot of Israel from off the ground that I appointed to your fathers, only, if they watch to do all that I have commanded them—to all the Law, and the statutes, and the ordinances by the hand of Moses." 9And Manasseh causes Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, to do evil above the nations that YHWH destroyed from the presence of the sons of Israel. 10And YHWH speaks to Manasseh and to his people, and they have not attended,

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
And Jacob's anger burns against Rachel, and he says, "Am I in stead of God who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
Genesis 48:9
And Joseph says to his father, "They [are] my sons, whom God has given to me in this [place]"; and he says, "Please bring them to me, and I bless them."
Ruth 4:13
And Boaz takes Ruth, and she becomes his wife, and he goes in to her, and YHWH gives conception to her, and she bears a son.
1 Samuel 1:27
I prayed for this youth, and YHWH gives to me my petition which I asked of Him;
1 Chronicles 28:5
and out of all my sons—for YHWH has given many sons to me—He also fixes on my son Solomon, to sit on the throne of the kingdom of YHWH over Israel,
Isaiah 8:18
Behold, I, and the children whom YHWH has given to me, || [Are] for signs and for wonders in Israel, || From YHWH of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.
Hebrews 2:13
and again, "Behold, I and the children that God gave 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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