Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.2 Kings 21:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֕שֶׂם אֶת־פֶּ֥סֶל הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה בַּבַּ֗יִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־דָּוִד֙ וְאֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנ֔וֹ בַּבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֜ה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃
- וַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- פֶּ֥סֶלPe.sel“[the] image of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫סֶל · “idol” · Strong's H6459
- הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.Rah“<the> Asherah”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲשֵׁרָה · “Asherah” · Strong's H0842
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sah“he had made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
- בַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yit“in the house”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Mar“he had said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
- בְנ֔וֹve.No“son his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- בַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yit“in the house”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- הַזֶּ֜הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.Lim“and in Jerusalem”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.ti“I have chosen”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
- מִכֹּל֙mi.Kol“from all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei“[the] tribes of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “tribe” · Strong's H7626H
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- אָשִׂ֥ים'a.Sim“I will put”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שְׁמִ֖יshe.Mi“name my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- לְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.Lam“for ever”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info