2 Chronicles 33:7

2Ch 33:7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

Ver. 7. The idol which he had made.] This was some special idol worshipped by him in a grove, and now brought into the temple, as it were on purpose to provoke the Lord. {a}

{a} Diod.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

33:7 The carved idol was an image of Asherah (see 2 Kgs 21:7).

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

1 Kings 8:39; 1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 21:7; 1 Kings 23:17

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 7. A carved image] "He set up an image, the likeness of himself, in the house of the sanctuary." The Targumist supposes he wished to procure himself Divine honours.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(7) And he set . . . had made.—And he set the carven image of the idol which he had made. “Idol” (sèmel) explains “Asherah,” the term used in Kings. Both “carven image “and “idol” (Authorised Version, figure) occur in Deu_4:16.

The house of God.—Chronicles has added, of God, by way of explanation. The Temple proper is meant, as distinct from the courts.

Before all.—Out of all.

For ever.—Le’êlum, a form only found here (equivalent to le’ólâm).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

7. a carved image, the idol] R.V. the graven image of the idol. In 2Ki_21:7, R.V. “the graven image of Asherah.” For Asherah cp. 2Ch_15:16 (note).

had said … before all] R.V. said … out of all (as 2 Kin.).

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The idol - i. e. the Asherah (2Ki 21:7 note), which receives here (and in Eze 8:3, Eze 8:5) the somewhat unusual name of semel, which some regard as a proper name, and compare with the Greek Σεμέλη Semelē.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Graven. Prot. "a carved image (the idol which he had made) in," &c. It seems to have been sacred to the grove, (H.) or a representation of Astarte, 4 K. xxi. 7. The ark was taken away, (chap. xxv. 3.) to make place for this impure deity, which had four (S. Basil) or five faces, (Eusebius; Salien) that people might adore it on all sides.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Vers. 7, 8. (Comp. Psa_132:13, Psa_132:14; 2Sa_7:10)

A carved image, the idol; translate, a carved image of the idol; i.e. the Asherah; for see the parallel. (2Ki_21:7) The idol; Hebrew, lm,s,. This name is found here and in ver. 15; in Deu_4:16, translated (Authorized Version) "figure;" and Eze_8:3, Eze_8:5, translated (Authorized Version) "image."

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

he had made

Manasseh probably did not do the work. His servants would have done the work. AT: "Manasseh had ordered his servants to make" (See: Metonymy)

that I will put my name forever

Here God is represented by his "name." AT: "where I want people to worship me forever" (See: Metonymy)

that I assigned to their ancestors

"that I gave to their ancestors"

Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem

Here "Jerusalem" is a part of "Judah." AT: "the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: Synecdoche)

even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel

Here "nations" refers to the people who had lived in the land of Canaan before the Israelites had arrived. AT: "even more than the people whom Yahweh had destroyed as the people of Israel advanced through the land" (See: Metonymy)

translationWords

image

house of God

David

Solomon

Jerusalem

chosen one

tribe

Israel

eternity

command

law

statute

decree

Moses

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

forever - Heb. לְעֵילוֹם, [a variant of] לְעוֹלָם.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.