And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.
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Interpretation
King and people would cleave most firmly to each other, when both had joined themselves to the Lord. It is well with a people, when all the changes that pass over them help to revive, strengthen, and advance the interests of religion among them.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 11:17-21.
Glossary
- Mattan Person
- Gift. (1. ) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada ( 2 Kings 11:18 ).