And he set ... had made. — And he set the carven image of the idol which he had made. “Idol” (sèmel) explains “Asherah,” the term used in Kings. Both “carven image “and “idol” (Authorised Version, figure) occur in Deuteronomy 4:16.
The house of God. — Chronicles has added, of God, by way of explanation. The Temple proper is meant, as distinct from the courts.
Before all. — Out of all.
For ever. — Le’êlum, a form only found here (equivalent to le’ólâm).