Jehovah, whose name is in His house
Jehovah — the premortal Christ
Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 2 Chronicles 33:4–7
The narrator quotes Jehovah's promise that His name would rest on the temple forever, which is what makes Manasseh's idols there so terrible. The name placed on the house is the name of Christ, whose name covenant people and temples still bear.
How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4)
- quotes 1 Kings 9:3 — The LORD's promise to Solomon to put His name in the house for ever.
- a parallel account in 2 Kings 21:4-7 — The same account of Manasseh's altars in the house of the LORD.
- alluded to by D&C 109:26 — The Kirtland temple dedication asks that the Lord's name be upon His house.
