2 Kings 21:5

Evil Manasseh Reigns After Godly Hezekiah

⁴ He built heathen altars in the Temple of Jehovah. The same Temple that Jehovah spoke of when he said: In Jerusalem will I put my name. ⁵ For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. ⁶ He made his own son pass through fire. He burned him as an offering to Molech. He practiced reading the future; gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers. He did much evil in the eyes of Jehovah and provoked him to anger.

Built an Altar

Courts of the House of the Lord

Heavenly Host

Host of Heaven

House of the Lord

Stars of Heaven

Jehovah

1 Kings 7:12

The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of Jehovah's Temple and the entrance hall.

1 Kings 6:36

An inner court was built in front of the Temple. They enclosed it with walls that had one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of stone.

2 Kings 23:4

Then the king ordered the high priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to remove from Jehovah's Temple all utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem. It was in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel.

2 Kings 23:12

The altars the kings of Judah built on the palace roof above King Ahaz' quarters, King Josiah tore down, along with the altars put up by King Manasseh in the two courtyards of the Temple. He smashed the altars to bits and threw them into Kidron Valley.

2 Kings 23:6

He removed the pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah from the temple. He took it to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem. There he burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to dust, and threw its ashes on the tombs of the common people.

2 Chronicles 33:5

He built altars for the entire army of heaven in the two courtyards of Jehovah's Temple.

2 Chronicles 33:15

Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol in Jehovah's Temple. He eliminated the altars he had built in the Temple on Jehovah's mountain and in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 40:28

The man brought me to the inner courtyard through the south gateway. He measured the south gateway. It was the same size as the others.

Ezekiel 40:32

The man brought me to the east side of the inner courtyard. He measured the gateway. It was the same size as the others.

Ezekiel 40:37

Its recessed walls faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to the gateway.

Ezekiel 40:47

The man measured the courtyard. It was a perfect square: one hundred and seventy-five feet long and one hundred and seventy-five feet wide. The altar was in front of the Temple.

Ezekiel 42:3

Opposite the inner courtyard was an area that was thirty-five feet wide, and opposite the pavement of the outer courtyard were corridors facing corridors on all three stories.

Ezekiel 43:5

The Spirit lifted me and brought me into the inner courtyard. I saw Jehovah's glory fill the Temple.

Ezekiel 44:19

When they go out among the people in the outer courtyard, they must take off the clothes that they wore as they served. They must leave their clothes in the side rooms of the holy place and put on other clothes so that they do not transfer the holiness from their clothes to the people.