Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
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Interpretation
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 17:29-33.
Glossary
- Samaria Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.