And 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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Gill's Exposition
And he built altars in the house of the Lord,.... In the holy place, as distinct from the courts in the next verse; and these were sacred to the idols of the Gentiles:
of which the Lord said, in…
Barnes' Notes
The “altars” of this verse seem to be the same with those of 2Ki 21:5, and consequently were not in the temple building, but in the outer and inner courts.
Adam Clarke
Built altars - He placed idolatrous altars even in the temple.
How delightful were our meditations on the last reign! How many pleasing views had we of Sion in its glory (that is, in its purity and in its triumphs), of the king in his beauty! (for Isa 33:17…
Cambridge Bible
he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which R.V. whereof &c. It seems most likely that the following verse explains what is meant by this. The altars were in the courts of the temple, not…
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