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He built altars in the house of Yahweh, whereof Yahweh said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
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A Deliberate Defilement
Commentators stress that Manasseh's sin was exceptionally defiant. He built idolatrous altars not just anywhere, but within the very house of the Lord. The verse deliberately contrasts this profane act with God's own declaration, "In Jerusalem will I put my name," highlighting how Manasseh directly defiled the space God had uniquely consecrated for His presence.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The “altars” of this verse seem to be the same as those of 2 Kings 21:5, and consequently were not in the temple building, but in the o…
19th Century
Anglican
He built altars — that is, idolatrous altars (2 Kings 21:5).
In the house of the Lord — that i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he built altars in the house of the Lord In the holy place, as distinct from the courts in the next verse; and t…
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