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
This verse describes King Manasseh's religious reforms after his repentance and return from Babylonian captivity. Earlier in his reign, Manasseh had been one of Judah's most wicked kings, filling Jerusalem and even God's temple with pagan altars and idols. After experiencing God's judgment through captivity, he underwent a dramatic spiritual transformation and worked to undo the religious damage he had caused.
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