Of the lowest of them - Rather, “from all ranks.” See the marginal reference note.

They feared. — They were fearing. (See Note on 2 Kings 17:25; 2 Kings 17:28, above.)

How this warning comes over and over and over again! Hear, O Israel. The Lord your God is one God. The worship of anything else under any …

So they feared the Lord
Worshipped the God of Israel in the manner they were taught:

and made unt…

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