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1 Kings 11:33

they have forsaken The examples of men in high place are infectious. Solomon's idolatry had led away others, and involved the nation in the sin of the king. The LXX. and other versions however have the verb in the singular.

andto keep my statutes The verb which in the previous clause is rendered -to do", can in Hebrew be joined with all the nouns that follow (cf. Deuteronomy 6:24; Deuteronomy 16:12; Deuteronomy 17:19; 1 Chronicles 22:13). The English however requires a different verb with -statutes." Hence -to keep" is inserted in italics, though the Hebrew construction is quite complete.

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יַ֣עַן ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲזָב֗וּנִי וַ יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮ לְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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