Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
Ver. 26. Know not the manner of the god of the land.] They foolishly thought that each land had its proper god, whenas both they and their posterity worshipped they knew not what; Joh 4:22 worshipped devils. Rev 9:20