2 Kings

2 Kings 21:7

⁷Manasseh 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Manasseh even took the carved	פֶּ֥סֶל	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6459 idol, image
Asherah pole	הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה	hā·’ă·šê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
he had made	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and set it up	וַיָּ֕שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
in the temple	בַּבַּ֗יִת	bab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
of which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had said	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his son	בְנ֔וֹ	ḇə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
In this	הַזֶּ֜ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	בַּבַּ֨יִת	bab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and in Jerusalem	וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
which	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have chosen	בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙	bā·ḥar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
out of all	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
I will establish	אָשִׂ֥ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
My Name	שְׁמִ֖י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

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2 Chronicles 7:16 · 1 Kings 8:29 · 2 Chronicles 7:12 · 1 Kings 9:3 · 2 Samuel 7:13 · 2 Kings 23:6 · 2 Chronicles 33:7 · Jeremiah 32:34 · Psalm 132:13–14 · 2 Kings 21:4 · 2 Kings 23:27 · Deuteronomy 16:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.