2 Kings 21:7

Context
21:7 He put an idol of Asherah he had made in the temple, about which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “This temple in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will be my permanent home.¹

2 Kings 21:11

Context
21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins.² He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols.³

[21:7] ¹tn Heb “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I chose from all the tribes of Israel, I will place my name perpetually (or perhaps “forever”).”

[21:11] ²tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

[21:11] ³sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.