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1 Chronicles 5:25

1 Chronicles 5:25
And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The gods of the people of the land - We see the reason why God delivered the Hagarites into the hands of these tribes; they were abominable idolaters, and therefore God destroyed them.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Chronicles 5:18-26

The heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that were seated on the other side Jordan, are named here, Ch1 5:23, Ch1 5:24. Their lot, at first, was Bashan only; but afterwards they increased so much in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Chronicles 5:25-26

The Captivity of the Trans-Jordanic Tribes

25. they transgressed R.V. they trespassed. The Hebrew verb has a special reference to unlawful or idolatrous worship and also to the violation of a…