2 Kings 17:33
“They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Unto this day they do after the former manners,.... Which may be understood either of the new colonies in Samaria doing…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Understand the passage thus: “They (the colonists) served their own gods after the manner of the nations from which they…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They feared the Lord, and served their own gods - They did not relinquish their own idolatry but incorporated the…
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
They feared the Lord It seems almost as if the writer had repeated this phrase here and in the previous verse, and…
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