They served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing' — the phrase "They served idols" (וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים, *way-ya'avdu et-ha-gillulim*, where *gillulim* is a contemptuous term meaning "dungheap idols") emphasizes the degradation of worship. The reminder that the LORD explicitly commanded against idolatry ("of which the LORD had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing'") underscores Israel's defiance: this was not ignorance but willful violation of an explicit divine prohibition.

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