They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the Lord’s anger.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The burning of incense was a common religious practice among the Egyptians and the Babylonians; and from the present passage, we gather that the Ca…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Wrought wicked things. —Not merely idolatrous rites, but also the hideous immoralities which constituted a recognized part of the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And there they burnt incense in all the high places
As even the tribe of Judah did, which is observed in all the pre…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Although the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was only briefly related, in these verses it is largely commented upon, and its reasons g…