2 Kings 21:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

He set

2 Kings 23:6

2 Chronicles 33:7

In this house

General references

2 Kings 23:32

Jeremiah 32:34

Bible References

He set

And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD, outside Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron and beat it to dust and cast the dust of it upon the graves of the common people.

And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, 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,

In this house

And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem will I put my name."

And the LORD said, "I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there."

He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, 'My name shall be there,' that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place.

And the LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.

Then the LORD appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.

but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.'

Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.

but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.

For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:

They set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.

General references

And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

They set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.