He builtaltarsin the houseof the LORDof whichthe LORDhad said,"My nameshall be in Jerusalemforever."
"He shall builda housefor My name,and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomforever.
that Your eyesmay be opentowardthishousenightand day,towardthe placeof whichYou have said,'My nameshall be there,'to listento the prayerwhichYour servantshall praytowardthisplace.
The LORDsaidto him, "I have heardyour prayerand your supplication,whichyou have madebeforeMe; I have consecratedthishousewhichyou have builtby puttingMy namethereforever,and My eyesand My heartwill be thereperpetually.
So Urijahthe priestbuiltan altar;according to allthat KingAhazhad sentfrom Damascus,thusUrijahthe priestmade[it], beforethe comingof KingAhazfrom Damascus.
So Urijahthe priestdidaccording to allthat KingAhazcommanded.
Moreover, when Ahazgatheredtogether the utensilsof the houseof God,he cutthe utensilsof the houseof Godin pieces;and he closedthe doorsof the houseof the LORDand madealtarsfor himself in everycornerof Jerusalem.
They spokeof the Godof Jerusalemas of the godsof the peoplesof the earth,the workof men'shands.
He also removedthe foreigngodsand the idolfrom the houseof the LORD,as well as allthe altarswhichhe had builton the mountainof the houseof the LORDand in Jerusalem,and he threw[them] outsidethe city.
Then he putthe carvedimageof the idolwhichhe had madein the houseof God,of whichGodhad saidto Davidand to Solomonhis son,"In thishouseand in Jerusalem,whichI have chosenfrom allthe tribesof Israel,I will putMy nameforever;
They in turn gave[it] to the carpentersand to the buildersto buyquarriedstoneand timberfor couplingsand to makebeamsfor the houseswhichthe kingsof Judahhad let goto ruin.
Sincethe daythat I broughtMy peoplefrom the landof Egypt,I did not choosea cityout of allthe tribesof Israel[in which] to builda housethat My namemight be there,nordid I chooseanymanfor a leaderoverMy peopleIsrael;
but I have chosenJerusalemthat My namemight be there,and I have chosenDavidto be overMy peopleIsrael.'
"For nowI have chosenand consecratedthishousethat My namemay be thereforever,and My eyesand My heartwill be thereperpetually.
"For the sonsof Judahhave donethat whichis evilin My sight,"declaresthe LORD,"they have settheir detestablethingsin the housewhichis calledby My name,to defileit.
then it shall comeabout that the placein whichthe LORDyour Godwill choosefor His nameto dwell,thereyou shall bringallthat I commandyou: your burntofferingsand your sacrifices,your tithesand the contributionof your hand,and allyour choicevotiveofferingswhichyou will vowto the LORD.
