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3401 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 318.3 (Matthew Henry)
… to Baal. 3. That he was dead, though a good man, a good minister. The prophets—do they live for ever? Those that were clothed with the Spirit of prophecy were not thereby …
3402 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 320.22 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal and of the groves, he swears the death of Elisha, 2 Kings 6:31. Why, what is the matter? What had Elisha done? his head is the most innocent and valuable in all …
3403 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 323.21 (Matthew Henry)
… introduced Baal, slew the Lord’s prophets, contrived the murder of Naboth, stirred up her husband first, and then her sons, to do wickedly; a cursed woman she …
3404 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 324.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal to attend ( 2 Kings 10:18-10:23 ) and slew them all ( 2 Kings 10:24, 10:25 ), and then abolished that idolatry, 2 Kings 10:26-10:28. II. A short account of the administration …
3405 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 324.3 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal. Jehu did not think fit to bring his forces to Samaria to destroy them, but, that the hand of God might appear the more remarkably in it, made their guardians …
3406 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 324.8 (Matthew Henry)
… beautified Baal’s temple, with the great image of Baal himself, were brought out and burnt ( 2 Kings 10:26, 10:27 ), and the temple of Baal was broken down, and made …
3407 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 324.11 (Matthew Henry)
… —discarded Baal, but adhered to the calves. The worship of Baal was indeed the greater evil, and more heinous in the sight of God, but the worship of the calves …
3408 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 325.5 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal in Israel, she was establishing it in Judah, as appears, 2 Chronicles 24:7. The court and kingdom of Judah had been debauched by their alliance with the …
3409 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 325.13 (Matthew Henry)
… renounced Baal, whom many of them had worshipped, and resigned themselves to God’s government. It is well with a people when all the changes that pass over …
3410 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 325.14 (Matthew Henry)
… forsook Baal, he would not, and there he was slain, the best sacrifice that ever was offered upon that altar. Having destroyed Baal’s temple, they appointed …
3411 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 329.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal and the house of Ahab; and yet, when the measure of the sins of the house of Jehu was full, God avenged upon it the blood then shed, called the blood of Jezreel …
3412 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 331.10 (Matthew Henry)
… served Baal, the deified heroes of the Gentiles, 2 Kings 17:16. (9.) They caused their children to pass through the fire, in token of their dedicating them to their …
3413 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 335.7 (Matthew Henry)
… gods, Baal and Ashtaroth (which we translate a grove ), and all the host of heaven, the sun and moon, the other planets, and the constellations; these he worshipped …
3414 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 337.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal, and of the grove (or Ashtaroth ), and of all the host of heaven, 2 Kings 23:4. Though Josiah had suppressed the worship of idols, yet the utensils made for that …
3415 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 337.5 (Matthew Henry)
… for Baal. They must never be employed in the service of God, no, nor reserved for any common use; they must all be burnt, and the ashes of them carried to Bethel. That …
3416 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 337.10 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal, yet he took no heed to walk in the commandments and ordinances of God; but Josiah considered that we must learn to do well, and no only cease to do evil …
3417 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 385.4 (Matthew Henry)
… one Baal and another had another; but he abhorred them all, had nothing to do with them. He worshipped the Lord God of his father and him only, prayed to him only …
3418 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 391.6 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal, and supporting of that; therefore that must be abolished in the first place. Down with Baal’s house, his altars, his images; down with them all, and let …
3419 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 392.1 (Matthew Henry)
… of Baal again ( 2 Chronicles 24:15-24:18 ), though warned to the contrary, 2 Chronicles 24:19. 2. He put Zechariah the prophet to death because he reproved him for what …
3420 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 398.8 (Matthew Henry)
… serve, Baal and Ashtaroth. Tell them of the sanctuary! their high places were as good. Tell them of God’s mercy and wrath! they neither dreaded the one nor desired …