Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked in them: and there remained the idol poles also in Samaria.)
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
A grove, dedicated to the worship of idols. (Challoner)
Hebrew, "and the Ascera (grove of Astarte) was standing even in Samaria. "That impure worship had gained ground again, after Jehu was dead.