John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, [her] neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men." — Ezekiel 23:12 (ASV)
She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours
As in the times of Ahaz, who sent to Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, for help; and from which he took the pattern of an altar, and had one built like it at Jerusalem, and offered upon it, (2 Kings 16:7–12) , captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously ;
or "perfectly" F17 ; with all kind of precious garments, and of all manner of colours; not with blue only, but purple, scarlet, crimson horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men ;
(See Gill on Ezekiel 23:6).