John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 17:29

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Howbeit, every nation made gods of their own, etc.] Served and worshipped those they brought with them, and which were the work of their own hands, even the nations, or those out of the nations, mentioned (<121724>2 Kings 17:24) these, notwithstanding the instructions they had about the worship of the God of Israel, retained and served their own deities: and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt; as the Israelites had built high places everywhere for idolatry, and put images in them, (<121709>2 Kings 17:9-11) these Heathens placed their gods there in the room of them, which were as follow.

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