to passe, &c.] See the notes on chap. 16. 3.
used divination] Heb. divined divinations. Intercourse with the divell. See the notes on Deuteronomy 18:10. Jeremiah 14:14. Ezekiel 21:21.
enchantments] Heb. they enchanted. To enchant, or use enchantment, is by words or signs to make pretence of doing some rare thing. Of charming serpents. See Psalms 58:5. Ecclesiastes 10:11. Jeremiah 8:17. The Hebrew word doth also signifie, to discern, or, know what is done in secret, to divine, Genesis 44:5; Genesis 44:15.
sold themselves] See the notes on 1 Kings 16:33. and 1 Kings 3:20.