2 Chronicles 33 · Verse 15

2 Chronicles 33:15

And 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.
2 Chronicles 33:15, King James Version

2 Chronicles 33:15 in other translations

BSBHe removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.
WEBHe took away the foreign gods and the idol out of the LORD’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of the LORD’s house and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
ASVAnd he took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
YLTAnd he turneth aside the gods of the stranger, and the idol, out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and casteth them to the outside of the city.
DARBYAnd he removed the strangegods, and the idol out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built on the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
BBEHe took away the strange gods and the image out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars he had put up on the hill of the Lord's house and in Jerusalem, and put them out of the town.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 33:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 He took away the strange gods - He appears to have done every thing in his power to destroy the idolatry which he had set up, and to restore the pure worship of the true God. His repentance brought forth fruits meet for repentance. How long he was in captivity, and when or by whom he was delivered, we know not. The fact of his restoration is asserted; and we believe it on Divine testimony.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

We have seen Manasseh's wickedness; here we have his repentance, and a memorable instance it is of the riches of God's pardoning mercy, and the power of his renewing grace. Deprived of his liberty, separated from his evil counsellors and companions, without any prospect but of ending his days in a wretched prison, Manasseh thought upon what had passed; he began to cry for mercy and deliverance. He confessed his…

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2 Chronicles 33:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֠יָּסַרVai.ya.sarand he removedH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430
הַנֵּכָ֤רha.ne.Khar<the> foreignnessH5236
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ha.Se.melthe imageH5566
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.Chotthe altarsH4196
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָ֛הba.Nahhe had builtH1129
בְּהַ֥רbe.Haron [the] mountain ofH2022
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.Limand in JerusalemH3389
וַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.Lekhand he threw [them]H7993
ח֥וּצָהChu.tzah[the] outside towardsH2351
לָעִֽיר\׃la.'Irof the cityH5892

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 33:15

  • 2 Chronicles 33:3-7

    For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. …

  • Matthew 3:8

    Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

  • Hosea 14:1-3

    O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • 2 Kings 21:7

    And 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:

  • Isaiah 2:17-21

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; …

  • Ezekiel 18:20-22

    The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

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he took.
3-7; 2Ki 21:7; Isa 2:17-21; Eze 18:20-22; Ho 14:1-3; Mt 3:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 33:14

    Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:15

    And 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:16

    And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 33:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Reparó luego el altar de Jehová, y sacrificó sobre él sacrificios pacíficos y de alabanza; y mandó á Judá que sirviesen á Jehová Dios de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il ôta de la maison de l’ Éternel les dieux étrangers et l’idole, et tous les autels qu’il avait bâtis sur la montagne de la maison de l’ Éternel et à Jérusalem, et les jeta hors de la ville.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er tat die Götter der Fremde hinweg und das Gleichnis aus dem Hause Jehovas, und alle Altäre, die er auf dem Berge des Hauses Jehovas und in Jerusalem gebaut hatte; und er warf sie hinaus außerhalb der Stadt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et abstulit deos alienos, et simulacrum de domo Domini: aras quoque, quas fecerat in monte domus Domini et in Jerusalem: et projecit omnia extra urbem.