2 Kings 21:3-5

3 For ¹he rebuilt * the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and ²he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and ³worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.

4 ⁴He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "⁵In Jerusalem I will put My name."

5 For he built altars for ⁶all the host of heaven in ⁷the two courts of the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 21:3-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 21

In this chapter a short history is given of the two wicked reigns of Manasseh and Amon; Manasseh is charged with great idolatry, with enchantments and witchcrafts, and seducing the children of Israel, 2Ki 21:1-9 and a prophecy is given out of the destruction of Jerusalem for his sins, 2Ki 21:10-16, and an account is given of his death and burial, 2Ki 21:17,18, and of his son and successor Amon, and the evils committed by him, 2Ki 21:19-22 and of the conspiracy against his life, which succeeded, and Josiah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 21:23-26.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 18:4
• 2. 1 Kings 16:31-33
• 3. Deuteronomy 17:2-5; 2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 23:5
• 4. 2 Kings 16:10-16
• 5. 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 8:29
• 6. 2 Kings 23:4, 5
• 7. 1 Kings 7:12; 2 Kings 23:12

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. a wooden symbol of a female deity