Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
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Gill's Exposition
Neither be ye idolaters,.... To which they seemed inclined to be, at least there was great danger that such they would be, by carrying their liberty to such a pitch, as to sit in an idol's temple, and…
Barnes' Notes
Neither be ye idolaters - This caution is evidently given in view of the danger to which they would be exposed if they partook of the feasts that were celebrated in honor of idols in their temples.…
Adam Clarke
Neither be ye idolaters - The apostle considers partaking of the idolatrous feasts as being real acts of idolatry; because those who offered the flesh to their gods considered them as feeding…
The apostle, having recited their privileges, proceeds here to an account of their faults and punishments, their sins and plagues, which are left upon record for an example to us, a warning against…
Cambridge Bible
Neither be ye idolaters Tyndale characteristically renders "worshippers of images" See Exo 32:6.
to play Dancing (see Stanley and Alford in loc.) was probably included, as it formed part of the…
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