2 Kings 21:7
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:
Cross-reference
2 Kings 21:4 describes Manasseh building altars in the Temple — the same defilement context as the Asherah image in verse 7.
2 Kings 21:2 describes Manasseh's general evil; verse 7 specifies his placing an idol in the temple as one such act.
2 Kings 21:16 lists Manasseh's shedding innocent blood, showing the breadth of his sins beyond the idolatry in verse 7.
In 2 Kings 23:6, Josiah removes and destroys the very Asherah image Manasseh set up — showing the eventual reversal of his sacrilege.
2 Kings 23:27 pronounces judgment — God will reject Jerusalem and the Temple because of sins like Manasseh's idol in verse 7.
2 Kings 23:4 records Josiah removing the Asherah pole from the temple, directly undoing Manasseh's act in verse 7.
1 Kings 8:29 records Solomon's prayer that God's eyes be on the Temple where His name dwells — contrasting with Manasseh's defilement.
Jeremiah 32:34 echoes the same sin of setting up idols in the temple, directly referencing the defilement Manasseh began.
In Psalm 132:13, God desired Zion as His dwelling—the same location Manasseh defiles by setting up an Asherah.
In Psalm 132:13, the LORD chose Zion for His dwelling—the very place Manasseh now profanes with an idol.
2 Chronicles 33:15 shows Manasseh later repenting and removing the idols he set up — a direct contrast to his earlier defilement.
2 Chronicles 33:7 records the same event — Manasseh placing the idol in the Temple — confirming the account from the Chronicler's perspective.
In 2 Chronicles 7:20, God warns He will reject the Temple if Israel turns away—Manasseh's idol enacts that warning.
In 2 Chronicles 7:16, God promises His Name will be in the Temple forever—the very promise Manasseh's idol violates.
In 2 Chronicles 7:12, God chooses this place for sacrifices—the same holy place Manasseh now defiles with an idol.
In 1 Kings 9:7, God warns that defiling the Temple will cause Him to reject it—exactly the consequence Manasseh's idol triggers.
1 Kings 9:3 records God's confirmation that He has put His name in the Temple forever — the divine endorsement Manasseh later disregards.
2 Samuel 7:13 is the original promise that Solomon would build God's house — the very promise Manasseh violates by placing an idol there.
Jeremiah 7:30 condemns setting up detestable idols in the temple, the same sin Manasseh committed, as a cause of judgment.
Ezekiel 5:11 pronounces punishment for defiling the sanctuary with idols, referencing the same offense as Manasseh's act.
Ezekiel 8:3 depicts an idol set up in the temple in a vision, mirroring Manasseh's physical placement of an Asherah pole.
In Nehemiah 1:9, God promises restoration if His people return—contrasting with the exile caused by Manasseh's defilement.
In Psalm 74:2, the psalmist recalls God's dwelling on Mount Zion—the same place Manasseh polluted with an Asherah pole.
In Psalm 78:68, God chose Mount Zion—the very site Manasseh dishonors by placing an idol in the Temple.
In Psalm 78:69, God's sanctuary is established forever—contrasted by Manasseh's temporary defilement of that sanctuary.