2 Kings 21:7

He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh 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, will I put my name forever;

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WEBBE

He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the LORD 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;

BSB

Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.

KJV

And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

ASV

And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Jehovah 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, will I put my name for ever;

BBE

He put the image of Asherah which he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever.

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וַיָּשֶׂם vai·ya·sem and he put H7760 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 פֶּסֶל pe·sel [the] image of H6459 הָאֲשֵׁרָה ha·'a·she·rah (the) Asherah H842 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עָשָׂה 'a·sah he had made H6213 בַּבַּיִת ba·ba·yit in the house H1004 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 אָמַר 'a·mar he had said H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 בְנוֹ ve·no son his H1121 בַּבַּיִת ba·ba·yit in the house H1004 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם u·vi·ru·sha·lim and in Jerusalem H3389 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 בָּחַרְתִּי ba·char·ti I have chosen H977 מִכֹּל mi·kol from all H3605 שִׁבְטֵי shiv·tei [the] tribes of H7626 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אָשִׂים 'a·sim I will put H7760 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שְׁמִי she·mi name my H8034 לְעוֹלָם le·'o·lam for ever H5769

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

Young persons generally desire to become their own masters, and to have early possession of riches and power. But this, for the most part, ruins their future comfort, and causes mischief to others. It is much happier when young persons are sheltered under the care of parents or guardians, till age gives experience and discretion. Though such young persons are less indulged, they will afterwards be thankful. Manasseh wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, as if on purpose to provoke him to anger; he did more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed. Manasseh went on from bad to worse, till carried captive to Babylon. The people were ready to comply with his wishes, to obtain his favour and because it suited their depraved inclinations. In the reformation of large bodies, numbers are mere time-servers, and in temptation fall away.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.