So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the rituals of the God of the land; therefore He has sent lions among them, and indeed, they are killing them because they do not know the rituals of the God of the land.”
Commentaries
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They spoke. —Rather, men spoke, that is, the prefects of the province.
The manner of the God. —The…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
He did not care one single bit himself what their religion was. But if they did not happen to have a religion to suit the country, "Well, then, sen…
John Gill
JohnGill
Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria
In letters, or by messengers they sent to him:
saying…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott