| Zephaniah 1:5
| And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.
| Houses. The roofs were flat. Josias afterwards reformed this abuse, 4 Kings 23:5. (Calmet) --- It continued among the Arabs. (Strabo xvii.) --- Melchom. The idol of the Ammonites. (Challoner) --- Those who join idols with God do not worship Him indeed. (Worthington) --- Swearing was an act of religion, Matthew 5:33. God will not allow his glory to be given to another. Such lame worship or divided hearts he rejects, 3 Kings 18:21. (Calmet)
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