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2 Chronicles 33:4

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He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”

Context

1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
4He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
5He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
6He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
7He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.

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