And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes which were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the Ashe'rah.

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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 houses ... by the house.The cabins of the Kedçshim ... in the house. The Kedçshim were males…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he broke down the houses of the Sodomites that were by the
house of the Lord
Near…

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…

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