2 Chronicles 33:4-7

4 ¹He built altars in the house of the LORD of which the LORD had said, "My name shall be ²in Jerusalem forever."

5 For he built altars for all the host of heaven in ³the two courts of the house of the LORD.

6 ⁴He made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom *; and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery and ⁵dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

7 Then he put ⁶the carved image of the idol which he had made in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, "⁷In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

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2 Chronicles 33:4-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 33

This chapter gives an account of the reign of Manasseh, of his idolatries and impieties, 2Ch 33:1-10, of his captivity, humiliation, repentance, and reformation, 2Ch 33:11-17 of his last end, death, and burial, 2Ch 33:18-20 and of the wicked reign of Amon his son, and of his death by his servants, 2Ch 33:21-25.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

1. 2 Chronicles 28:24
2. 2 Samuel 7:13; 2 Chronicles 7:16
3. 2 Chronicles 4:9
4. 2 Chronicles 28:3
5. Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:27
6. 2 Chronicles 33:15
7. 1 Kings 9:3-5; 2 Chronicles 7:16; 2 Chronicles 33:4

2 Chronicles 33:4-7

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2 Chronicles 33:4-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 33

Cross References 7