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Psalms 106:37

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 106:37

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils. The Moloch sacrifices of children by their parents are evidently intended (comp. Le ; ; ; ; , etc.

). (For the identification of the false gods of the heathen with "devils," comp. Le 17:71; ; ; , .) It is argued by some that the use of the word "devils," or "demons," here does not imply that the objects of the worship were evil spirits.

But it is difficult to see what else can be meant.

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