For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of the sky, and served them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The first step in re-establishing idolatry seems to have been the restoration of the high places where Yahweh was supposedly worshipped ([Reference…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For he built up again. —The Septuagint and Vulgate imitate the Hebrew idiom, and he returned and built—i.e.,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his
father had destroyed
The tem…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
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