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Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The “Samaritans” here are the Israelites. The temples they built at the high places (1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:32) had rema…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Howbeit.And. The colonists did not fear Jehovah in a monotheistic sense; they simply added his worship

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It would answer no practical purpose if I were to explain the meaning of the names of these various gods. Some of them had animal forms. Their wors…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Howbeit, every nation made gods of their own
Served and worshipped those they brought with them, and which were the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…

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