And the king defiled the high places that were opposite Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A parenthesis giving the earlier reforms of Josiah.

2 Kings 23:4

The priests of the second order - This is a new exp…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The high places that were before the city ... —See 1 Kings 11:5–8. “Before” means “to the east of,” because, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the high places that were before Jerusalem

Not only that were within the city, and at the gates of it, but wha…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel, where h…