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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 17:32 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ki 17:32	King James	So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Of the lowest of them - Rather, "from all ranks." See marginal reference note.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Of the lowest of them - Rather, "from all ranks." See marginal reference note.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Sacrificed - Unto the true God: for as to the worship of their own gods, they needed no instruction, and would not permit a person of another religion to minister therein.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Sacrificed - Unto the true God: for as to the worship of their own gods, they needed no instruction, and would not permit a person of another religion to minister therein.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Of the lowest of them priests - One priest was not enough for this motley population; and, as the priesthood was probably neither respectable nor lucrative, it was only the lowest of the people who would enter into the employment.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Of the lowest of them priests - One priest was not enough for this motley population; and, as the priesthood was probably neither respectable nor lucrative, it was only the lowest of the people who would enter into the employment.

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