1 Samuel 7:4
“Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth,.... Both their male and female deities, of which see Jdg…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18701 Samuel 7:3-5
Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed away since the last mention of him 1Sa 4:1.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Put away Baalim and Ashtaroth - These were not two particular deities, but two genera of idols; the one masculine,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 7:3-6
We may well wonder where Samuel was and what he was doing all this while, for we have not had him so much as named till…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Samuel 7:2-6
The National Repentance and Reformation under Samuel
2. And it came to pass, &c. Better, And it came to pass, from the…
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