What does "things under the earth" refer to in Philippians 2:10?

9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:9 - 11

ESV - ⁹ Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name. ¹⁰ So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.

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