Cross Reference 2 CHRONICLES 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

{2 Chronicles 33:7} And he set 7760 z8799 x853 a carved image, 6459 the idol 5566 which x834 he had made, 6213 z8804 in the house 1004 of God, 430 of which x834 God 430 had said 559 z8804 to x413 David 1732 and to x413 Solomon 8010 his son, 1121 In this x2088 house, 1004 and in Jerusalem, 3389 which x834 I have chosen 977 z8804 before all x4480 x3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel, 3478 will I put 7760 z8799 x853 my name 8034 for ever: 5865

he set a carved image:
The Targumist says, "He set up an image, the likeness of himself, in the house of the sanctuary." In the parallel passage it is, "a graven image of the grove," or rather, Asherah or Astarte. Manasseh, as Bp. Patrick observes, seems to have studied to find out what God had forbidden in his law, that he might practice it. A most prodigious change from the height of piety in his father's time, into the sink of impiety in this!

in the house:
"And he setª °¹ a graven imageª of the groveª that¹ he had madeª ° in the house,ª of which¹ the LORDª saidª ° to¹ David,ª and to¹ Solomonª his son,ª In this¹ house,ª and in Jerusalem,ª which¹ I have chosenª ° out of all¹ ¹ tribesª of Israel,ª will I putª °¹ my nameª for ever:ª ... Neither¹ will I make the feetª of Israelª moveª ° any moreª ° out of¹ the landª which¹ I gaveª ° their fathers;ª only¹ if¹ they will observeª ° to doª ° according to all¹ that¹ I have commandedª ° them, and according to all¹ the lawª that¹ my servantª Mosesª commandedª ° them." {2Kg 21:7-8} + "And he brought outª °¹ the groveª from the houseª ¹ of the LORD,ª withoutª ¹ Jerusalem,ª unto¹ the brookª Kidron,ª and burnedª ° it at the brookª Kidron,ª and stamped [it] smallª ° to powder,ª and castª °¹ the powderª thereof upon¹ the gravesª of the childrenª of the people.ª" {2Kg 23:6}

God had said:
"Also he builtª ° altarsª in the houseª of the LORD,ª whereof¹ the LORDª had said,ª ° In Jerusalemª shall my nameª be¹ for ever.ª" {2Ch 33:4} + "That thine eyesª may be¹ openª ° toward¹ this¹ houseª nightª and day,ª [even] toward¹ the placeª of which¹ thou hast said,ª ° My nameª shall be¹ there:¹ that thou mayest hearkenª ° unto¹ the prayerª which¹ thy servantª shall makeª ° toward¹ this¹ place.ª" {1Kg 8:29} + "For¹ the LORDª hath chosenª ° Zion;ª he hath desiredª ° [it] for his habitation.ª ... This¹ [is] my restª for ever:ª ¹ here¹ will I dwell;ª ° for¹ I have desiredª ° it." {Psa 132:13-14}

which I have:
"But I have chosenª ° Jerusalem,ª that my nameª might be¹ there;¹ and have chosenª ° Davidª to be¹ over¹ my peopleª Israel.ª" {2Ch 6:6} + "If¹ thy peopleª go outª ° to battleª against¹ their enemy,ª ° whithersoeverª ¹ thou shalt sendª ° them, and shall prayª ° unto¹ the LORDª towardª the cityª which¹ thou hast chosen,ª ° and [toward] the houseª that¹ I have builtª ° for thy name:ª" {1Kg 8:44} + "And [so] returnª ° unto¹ thee with all¹ their heart,ª and with all¹ their soul,ª in the landª of their enemies,ª ° which¹ led them away captive,ª °¹ and prayª ° unto¹ thee towardª their land,ª which¹ thou gavestª ° unto their fathers,ª the cityª which¹ thou hast chosen,ª ° and the houseª which¹ I have builtª ° for thy name:ª" {1Kg 8:48} + "Howbeitª I will not¹ rend awayª °¹ all¹ the kingdom;ª [but] will giveª ° oneª tribeª to thy sonª for David² my servant's² sake,¹ ¹ ¹ and for Jerusalem's² sake¹ ¹ which¹ I have chosen.ª °" {1Kg 11:13} + "(But he shall have¹ oneª tribeª for my servant² David's² sake,¹ ¹ ¹ and for Jerusalem's² sake,¹ ¹ the cityª which¹ I have chosenª ° out of all¹ ¹ the tribesª of Israel:)ª" {1Kg 11:32} + "But choseª °¹ the tribeª of Judah,ª ¹ the mountª Zionª which¹ he loved.ª °" {Psa 78:68}