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.
He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the LORD's temple, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and throughout Jerusalem, and threw them out of the city.
The writer is describing how King Manasseh completely cleaned out all the false gods and altars he had previously set up in God's holy temple and city.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, King Manasseh of Judah ruled for many years and initially led the nation into widespread idolatry, even placing pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, which directly violated God's commands. This rebellion provoked divine judgment, resulting in Manasseh's capture by the Assyrian army and his exile to Babylon, where he experienced humiliation and turned back to God. Upon his return to Jerusalem, he demonstrated genuine repentance by removing the idols and altars he had set up, as detailed in this verse.
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