2 Kings 17:12

17:12 They worshiped 1  the disgusting idols 2  in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command. 3 

2 Kings 17:30

17:30 The people from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, 4  the people from Cuth made Nergal, 5  the people from Hamath made Ashima, 6 

1 tn Or “served.”

2 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

3 tn Heb “about which the Lord had said to them, ‘You must not do this thing.’”

4 sn No deity is known by the name Succoth Benoth in extant Mesopotamian literature. For speculation as to the identity of this deity, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211.

5 sn Nergal was a Mesopotamian god of the underworld.

6 sn This deity is unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211-12.