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Thursday, November 13th, 2025
the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 33:4

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Manasseh;   Rulers;   Temple;   The Topic Concordance - Jerusalem;   Name;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - 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;  

Encyclopedias:

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

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 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.
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."
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, and he was king for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the hateful things the nations had done—the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land ahead of the Israelites. 3 Manasseh's father, Hezekiah, had torn down the places where gods were worshiped, but Manasseh rebuilt them. He also built altars for the Baal gods, and he made Asherah idols and worshiped all the stars of the sky and served them. 4 The Lord had said about the Temple, "I will be worshiped in Jerusalem forever," but Manasseh built altars in the Temple of the Lord . 5 He built altars to worship the stars in the two courtyards of the Temple of the Lord . 6 He made his children pass through fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He practiced magic and witchcraft and told the future by explaining signs and dreams. He got advice from mediums and fortune-tellers. He did many things the Lord said were wrong, which made the Lord angry. 7 Manasseh carved an idol and put it in the Temple of God. God had said to David and his son Solomon about the Temple, "I will be worshiped forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel. 8 I will never again make the Israelites leave the land I gave to their ancestors. But they must obey everything I have commanded them in all the teachings, rules, and commands I gave them through Moses." 9 But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do wrong. They did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed ahead of the Israelites. 10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not 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 no longer be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with people, and you have won."
Genesis 43:30
Then Joseph hurried off because he had to hold back the tears when he saw his brother Benjamin. So Joseph went into his room and cried there.
Genesis 43:34
Food from Joseph's table was taken to them, but Benjamin was given five times more food than the others. Joseph's brothers ate and drank freely with him.
Genesis 45:2
Joseph cried so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and the people in the king's palace heard about it.
Genesis 46:29
Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Joseph saw his father, he hugged him, and cried there for a long time.
Nehemiah 1:11
Lord, listen carefully to the prayer of your servant and the prayers of your servants who love to honor you. Give me, your servant, success today; allow this king to show kindness to me." I was the one who served wine to the king.
Job 2:12
They saw Job from far away, but he looked so different they almost didn't recognize him. They began to cry loudly and tore their robes and put dirt on their heads to show how sad they were.
Psalms 34:4
I asked the Lord for help, and he answered me. He saved me from all that I feared.
Proverbs 16:7
When people live so that they please the Lord , even their enemies will make peace with them.
Proverbs 21:1
The Lord can control a king's mind as he controls a river; he can direct it as he pleases.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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