He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
Ver. 25. He turned their heart to hate] Men's hearts are in God's hands, and he formeth and fashioneth their opinions of and affections to others at his pleasure, yet without sin.
To deal subtilly with his servants] Seeking to imbase and enervate their spirits by base drudgeries imposed upon them. So afterwards dealt the Persian tyrant with Hormisaus, and the Great Turk with the Christians.