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statutes of David. Contrast "the statutes of Omri" (Micah 6:16 ), and"statutes of the heathen" (2 Kings 17:8 ).
high places. Not necessarily idolatrous (see note on 1 Kings 3:2 , and compare 1 Chronicles 16:39 ; 1 Chronicles 21:29 . 2 Chronicles 1:3 , 2 Chronicles 1:13 ), though perhaps copied from Canaanites. Practice too deeply rooted for even Asa and Hezekiah to remove. Josiah it was who finally desecrated them. Anglo-Saxon = Hoes. Gibeon = a high place, where the Tabernacle was. Compare Joshua 9:3 . 2 Samuel 2:12 , 2 Samuel 2:13 .
offer = offer up. See App-43 .
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