What is meant by "they love them (i.e. the idols) like the love of Allāh"?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. They love them like those who believe love Allah. [Ibn ʿAbbās, ʿIkrimah, Abū al-ʿĀliyah, Ibn Zayd, Muqātil, al-Farrāʾ]
2. They love the idols and Allah equally. This is the preferred interpretation of al-Zajjāj. He said, "The first interpretation is worthless, and the evidence against it is Allah's statement, 'But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah.' The meaning is that the sincere believers who do not associate anyone with Allah are the ones who truly love Allah."