2 CHRONICLES 33:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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:”
The carving of an image of Asherah and its placement in the house of God indicates the installation of an idol in the innermost sanctum of the temple. The explicit command of David and Solomon that the house shall be made holy forever establishes the contrast between the legitimate understanding of the temple's purpose and Manasseh's violation. The placement of the Asherah image represents the most direct and visible rejection of the temple's sanctification. The violation of the explicit command of David and Solomon indicates that Manasseh was consciously contradicting the most authoritative traditions of proper worship. The installation of the goddess image represents the climax of Manasseh's defilement of the temple.
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