2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. 1 

2 Kings 17:31

17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, 2  and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, 3  the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 17:38

17:38 You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods.

2 Kings 18:33

18:33 Have any of the gods of the nations actually rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria? 4 

1 tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

2 sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

3 sn Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim are unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

4 tn Heb “Have the gods of the nations really rescued, each his land, from the hand of the king of Assyria?” The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the main verb. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not!”