2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of ¹  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, ²  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ³  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:7

A Summary of Israel’s Sinful History

17:7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of ⁴  Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped ⁵  other gods;

2 Kings 17:24

The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners

17:24 The king of Assyria brought foreigners ⁶  from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria ⁷  in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

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¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

² sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

³ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

⁴ tn Heb “and from under the hand of.” The words “freed them” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “feared.”

⁶ tn The object is supplied in the translation.

⁷ sn In vv. 24-29 Samaria stands for the entire northern kingdom of Israel.