And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
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Gill's Exposition
And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers,.... The covenant God of their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their more immediate ancestors; his worship they forsook, neglected his…
Barnes' Notes
Provoked the Lord to anger - A frequent expression in connection with idolatry, especially in Deuteronomy, in the Books of the Kings, and in Jeremiah.
The beginning of this paragraph is only a repetition of what account we had before of the people's good character during the government of Joshua, and of his death and burial (Jos 24:29, Jos 24:30),…
Cambridge Bible
Each phrase of this verse is characteristic of the Deuteronomic school; thus they forsook the LordJdg 10:6; Jdg 10:10; Jdg 10:13; Deu 28:20, frequently in the Dtc. parts of Kings and in Jeremiah, see…
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