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

He brought out the Asherah image from the temple of Yahweh outside of Jerusalem to the Wadi of the Kidron and burnt it {there}; then he pulverized [it] to dust and threw its dust upon the tombs of the children of the people.

And he placed the carved image of the idol that he had made in the house of God, [of] which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.

In this house

He built altars in the temple of Yahweh [about] which Yahweh had said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem."

Yahweh had said, "Even Judah I will remove from my face, as I have removed Israel; I will reject this city that I have chosen, even Jerusalem and the house [of] which I said, 'My name shall be there'!"

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

so that your eyes [will] be open to this house night and day, to the place which you said, 'My name will be there,' to hear the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.

Yahweh said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your plea which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house which you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Then Yahweh appeared to Solomon at 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, even though all of your outcasts are at the furthest parts of heaven, I will gather them and bring them to the place which I have chosen to make my name dwell.'

Remember your congregation [that] you bought long ago, [when] you redeemed the tribe of your inheritance. [Remember] {Mount Zion} where you have dwelt.

but chose the tribe of Judah, {Mount Zion} that he loved.

For Yahweh has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.

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

General references

He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all his ancestors had done.

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