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Their gods are gods of the hills. The local power and influence of deities was a fixed principle of ancient polytheism. Each country was c…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Gods of the hills. —The idea of tutelary gods, whose strength was greatest on their own soil, is naturally common in polytheistic …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
19th Century
Baptist
19th Century
It was a current heathenish idea that there was one god for a mountain, another for a stream, another for a plain; and these men imagined that the …
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him
His ministers of state, his privy counsellors:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Those around Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but the…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes