2 Chronicles 33:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 33:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 33:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and ma..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 33:3 — KJV
“For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. he built...: Heb. he returned and built”
— 2 Chronicles 33:3 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 33:3 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 33:3
“For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 33:3: built, again, high
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 33:3: high, places, down
“And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. the images: or, the sun images graves: Heb. face of the graves”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 33:3: high, down, altars
“After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. made...: Heb. returned and made consecrated...: Heb. filled his hand”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 33:3: again, high, places
“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. images: Heb. statues Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 33:3: high, places, down
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