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1 Chronicles 5:25

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 5:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
1 Chronicles 5:25 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
23And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon.
24And these were the heads of their fathers` houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers` houses.
25And they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they transgressed against the God their fathers, etc.] Against his law, will, word, and ordinances, not only the half tribe of Manasseh, hut the Reubenites and Gadites also: and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them; that is, committed idolatry, which is spiritual fornication or whoredom; worshipped the idols either of the Amorites, who were destroyed by the Lord to make way for their first settlement; or of the Ishmaelites, whom they conquered, and whose land they dwelt in to the captivity.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“5:25-26 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh went into permanent exile because of unfaithfulness.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and went: Jdg 2:17, Jdg 8:33; Kg2 17:7-18; Hos 1:2, Hos 9:1; Rev 17:5 a whoring: Exo 34:15; Jdg 8:27; Kg2 17:7; Ch2 21:11, Ch2 21:13 after the gods: Jdg 2:12; Ch2 25:14, Ch2 25:15; Psa 106:34-39 1 Chronicles 5:26”
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