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However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.
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Adding God, Not Following God
Commentators explain that the new inhabitants didn't truly convert. Instead, they practiced syncretism, simply adding the worship of Israel's God to their existing pantheon out of fear. Matthew Henry calls this a 'feigned submission,' where people try to serve God while still indulging their worldly desires, rather than truly following Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The “Samaritans” here are the Israelites. The temples they built at the high places (1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:32) had rema…
19th Century
Anglican
Howbeit. — And. The colonists did not fear Jehovah in a monotheistic sense; they simply added his worship
Baptist
It would answer no practical purpose if I were to explain the meaning of the names of these various gods. Some of them had animal forms. Their wors…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Howbeit, every nation made gods of their own Served and worshipped those they brought with them, and which were the …
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…
