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2 Kings 21:4–5

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And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
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From verse 4

  1. 1 Kings 8:29Rank 1 from verse 4
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    29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.

  2. 2 Samuel 7:13Rank 2 from verse 4
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    13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

  3. Jeremiah 32:34Rank 3 from verse 4
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    34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

  4. 1 Kings 9:3Rank 4 from verse 4
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    3And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  5. 2 Kings 16:10–16Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10¶ And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

    11And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

    12And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

    13And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

    14And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the Lord, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of the altar.

    15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

    16Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

  6. Deuteronomy 12:5Rank 6 from verse 4
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    5But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  7. Exodus 20:24Rank 7 from verse 4
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    24¶ An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

  8. Psalms 132:13–14Rank 8 from verse 4
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    13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

    14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  9. Psalms 78:68–69Rank 9 from verse 4
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    68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

    69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

From verse 5

  1. 1 Kings 7:12Rank 1 from verse 5
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    12And 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.

  2. 1 Kings 6:36Rank 2 from verse 5
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    36¶ And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

  3. 2 Kings 23:12Rank 3 from verse 5
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    12And 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.

  4. 2 Kings 23:4Rank 4 from verse 5
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    4And 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 Beth-el.

  5. 2 Chronicles 33:15Rank 5 from verse 5
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    15And 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.

  6. 2 Chronicles 33:5Rank 6 from verse 5
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    5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

  7. 2 Kings 23:6Rank 7 from verse 5
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    6And 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.

  8. Ezekiel 40:28Rank 8 from verse 5
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    28And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

  9. Ezekiel 40:32Rank 9 from verse 5
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    32¶ And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

  10. Ezekiel 40:37Rank 10 from verse 5
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    37And 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.

  11. Ezekiel 40:47Rank 11 from verse 5
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    47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

  12. Ezekiel 42:3Rank 12 from verse 5
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    3Over 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.

  13. Ezekiel 43:5Rank 13 from verse 5
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    5So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.

  14. Ezekiel 44:19Rank 14 from verse 5
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    19And 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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2 Kings 21:4

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2 Kings 21:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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courts

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1. Enclosed yards. 2. Royal residences or attendants. 3. Places where judgment is given.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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21:1MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah.

21:2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

21:3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

21:4And 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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21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

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21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

21:7And 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:

21:8Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.

21:9But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.

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