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{and do not ye seek (out) Bethel, and do not ye enter into Gilgal, and ye shall not pass to Beersheba;
for why Gilgal shall be led (away) captive, and Bethel shall be unprofitable.}Wycliffe's Bible
They had sought to Bethel, where one of the golden calves was; they had frequented Gilgal, a place which they chose to set up idols in, because it had been made famous in the days of Joshua by God’s wonderful appearances to and for his people. Beer-sheba likewise, a place that had been famous in the days of the patriarchs, was now another rendezvous of idols; as we find also... Now, having thus shamefully gone a whoring from God, no doubt they should have felt themselves concerned to return to him.
5:5
But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. KJV
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{and do not ye seek (out) Bethel, and do not ye enter into Gilgal, and ye shall not pass to Beersheba;
They had sought to Bethel, where one of the golden calves was; they had frequented Gilgal, a place which they chose to set up idols in, because it had been made famous in the days of Joshua by God’s wonderful appearances to and for his people. Beer-sheba likewise, a place that had been famous in the days of the patriarchs, was now another rendezvous of idols; as we find also... Now, having thus shamefully gone a whoring from God, no doubt they should have felt themselves concerned to return to him.