Common misinterpretations include taking the verse out of context to suggest God approves of mixing pagan altars with His worship in the temple, ignoring Manasseh's overall wickedness and the narrative's portrayal of it as abomination; others erroneously see it as endorsing religious syncretism or multiple worship sites in holy places today, overlooking God's jealous demand for sole devotion; or misreading the promise of God's name in Jerusalem as permitting idolatry there, when it actually underscores the temple's purity for Yahweh alone.
II Chronicles 33:4
King James Version (1769)
4 Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
This verse condemns King Manasseh's idolatry by highlighting his construction of pagan altars in the Jerusalem temple, precisely where God had declared His name would dwell forever, emphasizing the sacred exclusivity of God's presence and worship in that designated place, and illustrating the severe sin of profaning His holy sanctuary with false gods.