2 Kings 21:5 KJV
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
Matthew Henry
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Cross References
- 1 Kings 7:12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
- 1 Kings 6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
- 2 Kings 23:4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
- 2 Kings 23:12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
- 2 Kings 23:6 And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
- 2 Chronicles 33:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 33:15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
- Ezekiel 40:28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
- Ezekiel 40:32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
- Ezekiel 40:37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
- Ezekiel 42:3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
- Ezekiel 43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
- Ezekiel 44:19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.
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Topics
Kings of Israel & Judah
- ManassehKing of Judah · 698–643 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible698–641 BC · Manasseh and Amon reign in Judah
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he built וַיִּבֶן wayyiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- altars מִזְבְּחוֹת mizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural
- for all the host לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition צְבָא ṣĕbāʾ צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- of heaven הַשָּׁמָיִם haššāmāyim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
- in the two בִּשְׁתֵּי bištê שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual construct · with preposition
- courts חַצְרוֹת ḥaṣrôt חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
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