2 Kings 17:21-22
17:21 He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king. 1 Jeroboam drove Israel away 2 from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin. 3
17:22 The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate 4 them.
1 tn Heb “and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king.”
2 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the verb is נָדָא (nada’), an alternate form of נָדָה (nadah), “push away.” The marginal reading (Qere) assumes the verb נָדָח (nadakh), “drive away.”
3 tn Heb “a great sin.”
4 tn Heb “turn away from.”