2 Chronicles 33:4

Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

Cross-references

In 2 Chronicles 33:15, Manasseh removes the altars he built in the Temple, directly reversing the sin described in verse 4.

2 Chronicles 33:7 elaborates: Manasseh set an idol in the temple, directly continuing the defilement from verse 4.

In 2 Chronicles 34:4, Josiah destroys altars and images, directly opposing Manasseh's construction of altars in the Temple in verse 4.

In 2 Chronicles 6:6, God chooses Jerusalem for His name, which Manasseh defiles by building altars in the Temple—a stark contrast.

In 2 Chronicles 7:16, God sanctifies the temple for His name forever — Manasseh's altars directly violate that.

In 2 Chronicles 36:14, priests and people pollute the temple — a parallel to Manasseh's earlier defilement of the same house.

2 Chronicles 34:11 describes Josiah repairing the temple that kings had destroyed — a later restoration contrasting Manasseh's defilement.

In 1 Kings 8:29, Solomon prays for God's eyes on the temple where His name dwells — Manasseh's altars profane that place.

In Jeremiah 7:30, the prophet condemns setting abominations in the LORD's house, echoing Manasseh's altars built in the Temple in verse 4.

In 2 Kings 21:5, Manasseh builds altars for the host of heaven, expanding on the idolatry in 2 Chronicles 33:4.

In 2 Kings 21:4, the same account describes Manasseh building altars in the Temple, directly paralleling 2 Chronicles 33:4.

1 Kings 9:3 Contrast

1 Kings 9:3 records God hallowing the temple for His name forever — Manasseh's altars contradict that consecration.

Deuteronomy 12:11 commands worship only where God puts His name — Manasseh's altars in the temple break that command.

Jeremiah 7:10 condemns those who trust the temple while doing abominations — Manasseh's altars exemplify that hypocrisy.

Jeremiah 32:34 directly accuses setting abominations in the temple, the same sin as Manasseh building altars in God's house.

Ezekiel 5:11 declares judgment for defiling the sanctuary with detestable things, mirroring Manasseh's act of building altars in the LORD's house.

Ezekiel 7:20 says they made idols in the temple's ornament, parallel to Manasseh placing altars for other gods in the house of the LORD.

Ezekiel 23:39 describes coming into the sanctuary after child sacrifice to profane it, as Manasseh did while also building altars in the temple.

Ezekiel 43:8 mentions placing thresholds by God's thresholds, defiling the temple with abominations—the same offense as Manasseh's altars.

Jeremiah 19:4 describes defiling a sacred place with idolatry and burning incense to other gods, echoing Manasseh's altars in the temple.

2 Corinthians 6:16 contrasts the temple of God with idols, applying the principle that God's house must not be defiled, as Manasseh did.