- and served Baalim:
- Baalim, or lords, seems to have been the common appellation of the Syrian gods; whence we have Baal-peor, Baal-zebub, etc. "And the childrenª of Israelª didª°¹ evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and forgatª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and servedª°¹ Baalimª and the groves.ª" {Jdg 3:7} + "And the childrenª of Israelª didª° evilª againª° in the sightª of the LORD,ª and servedª°¹ Baalim,ª and Ashtaroth,ª and the godsª of Syria,ª and the godsª of Zidon,ª and the godsª of Moab,ª and the godsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and the godsª of the Philistines,ª and forsookª°¹ the LORD,ª and servedª° not¹ him." {Jdg 10:6} + "And the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª saying,ª° We have sinnedª° against thee, both because¹ we have forsakenª°¹ our God,ª and also servedª°¹ Baalim.ª" {Jdg 10:10} + "Then the childrenª of Israelª did put awayª°¹ Baalimª and Ashtaroth,ª and servedª°¹ the LORDª only.¹" {1Sm 7:4} + "And he answered,ª° I have not¹ troubledª°¹ Israel;ª but¹¹ thou,¹ and thy father'sª house,ª in that ye have forsakenª°¹ the commandmentsª of the LORD,ª and thou hast followedª²°¹ Baalim.ª" {1Kg 18:18} + "For he walked¹ in²° the waysª of the kingsª of Israel,ª and madeª° also¹ molten imagesª for Baalim.ª" {2Ch 28:2} + "For he builtª° againª°¹ the high placesª which¹ Hezekiahª his fatherª had broken down,ª° and he reared upª° altarsª for Baalim,ª and madeª° groves,ª and worshippedª° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª° them." {2Ch 33:3} + "How¹ canst thou say,ª° I am not¹ polluted,ª° I have not¹ goneª° afterª Baalim?ª seeª° thy wayª in the valley,ª knowª° what¹ thou hast done:ª° [thou art] a swiftª dromedaryª traversingª° her ways;ª" {Jer 2:23} + "But have walked²°¹ afterª the imaginationª of their own heart,ª and afterª Baalim,ª which¹ their fathersª taughtª° them:" {Jer 9:14} + "And I will visitª° upon¹ her¹ the daysª of Baalim,ª wherein¹ she burned incenseª° to them, and she deckedª° herself with her earringsª and her jewels,ª and she went²°¹ afterª her lovers,ª° and forgatª° me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... For I will take awayª°¹ the namesª of Baalimª out of her mouth,ª¹ and they shall no¹ more¹ be rememberedª° by their name.ª" {Hsa 2:13-17}
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