17:29 But each of these nations made 1 its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria 2 had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.
17:34 To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship 3 the Lord; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the Lord gave 4 the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel.
1 sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.
2 tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.
3 tn Heb “fear.”
4 tn Heb “commanded.”