And when they had left their gods there. — Samuel, “their images.” Our word is explanatory.

David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. — Samuel, “And David and his men carried them off” (Heb.). The two statements are not incompatible, and may both have existed in the same original text. The chronicler is careful to record David’s compliance with the law of Deuteronomy 7:25.

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