📖WEB · 2 Chronicles 33:3
What does 2 Chronicles 33:3 mean?
"For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them."
— 2 Chronicles 33:3 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
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Biblical perspective
What does 333 mean in the Bible?
The number 333 doesn't appear as a divine sign in Scripture — but the reason people sense meaning in repeated patterns is something the Bible speaks to directly.
The Bible teaches that God communicates through His Word and the Holy Spirit, not through number sequences. Jeremiah 33:3 — often called "God's phone number" — is a genuine verse about calling on God and receiving an answer.
Jeremiah 33:3
"Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don't know."
Psalm 33:4
"For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness."
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