2 Kings 17:32
“So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They feared the Lord, and served their own gods,.... Worshipped both:
after the manner of the nations whom they…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Of the lowest of them - Rather, “from all ranks.” See marginal reference note.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Of the lowest of them priests - One priest was not enough for this motley population; and, as the priesthood was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 17:24-41
Never was land lost, we say, for want of an heir. When the children of Israel were dispossessed, and turned out of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
So they feared the Lord i.e. In the way in which their ideas of the worship of the local divinity demanded. This they…
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