John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 15:35

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Howbeit the high places were not removed, etc.] As they were not by his father, and the same is observed of the best of kings before: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places; from which they could not be brought off by prophets or kings: he built the higher gate of the house of the Lord; which was between the temple and the king’s palace, which led to it; this he repaired and beautified, or added something to it; or otherwise it was built by Solomon, and therefore called the new gate, (<242610>Jeremiah 26:10 36:10) it is the same that was afterwards called the gate of Nicanor; the east gate, as say the Jewish writers f181.

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