Their land also is full of idols. — The word which Isaiah chooses for “idols” (elîlîmi.e., vain, false, gods) seems intentionally contrasted with elîm (gods, or mighty ones), and may fairly be rendered by no-gods. The reign of Ahaz was conspicuous from the first for this cultus (2 Chronicles 28:2), but it had been prominent even under Jotham (2 Chronicles 27:2).

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