Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). ), and it is so called because it was no longer the “house of God,” but “the house of idols,” referring to the calves there worshipped.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
" Hos 4:15; Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
the house of vanity; of iniquity of trouble