images. standing images, or obelisks. Probably Asherim. See App-42.
Beth-shemesh. Hebrew. House (or Temple) of the Sun; Greek, "Heliopolis"; Egyptian, "On"; about ten miles northeast of Cairo.
that is in the land of Egypt. This is to distinguish it from the Beth-shemesh of Joshua 15:10. Jdg 1:33. 1 Samuel 6:9; 1 Samuel 6:19. See note on Isaiah 19:19. and App-81.