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and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Provoked the Lord to anger — A frequent expression in connection with idolatry, especially in Deuteronomy, in the Books of the Kings, and in…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Forsook the Lord God of their fathers.—(Deuteronomy 31:16–17). It seems, however, that the sin of the Israelites was a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers The covenant God of their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have a general idea of the course of events in Israel during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as wretched and miserable by for…

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