And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
Ver. 11. And served Baalim,] i.e., Lords. Hence Hannibal, Asdrubal, &c., of old; as now among the Turks, Beglerbeg, Scanderbeg, that is, Lord Alexander. Their idols they called their lords or protectors; and so the devil became their good lord, as they say: for he is ειδωλοχαρης, the author of idolatry, that evil as it is here called κατ αντονομασιαν .