John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 9:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they shall answer, etc.] Who were left in the land when others were carried captive, as were some by Nebuchadnezzar, and who were capable of making the following answer: because they forsook the Lord; the worship of the Lord their God, as the Targum: who brought forth their fathers out of the land Egypt; which is observed as an aggravation of their sin: and have taken hold upon other gods: the gods of the people, as the Targum; of the Gentiles, who knew not the true God: and have worshipped them, and served them: even idols of gold and silver, wood and stone; an instance of judicial blindness they were left unto, who had been favoured with a revelation from God: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil; their idolatry was the cause of it, than which nothing is more provoking to God.

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