And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he built altars in the house of Jehovah, whereof Jehovah said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.”
And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah said, `In Jerusalem I put My name.'
And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC