2 Kings 9:33

9:33 He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground, ¹  her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her. ² 

2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of ³  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, ⁴  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ⁵  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:21

17:21 He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king. ⁶  Jeroboam drove Israel away ⁷  from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin. ⁸ 

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¹ tn The words “when she hit the ground” are added for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “and he trampled her.”

³ tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king.”

⁷ 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.”

⁸ tn Heb “a great sin.”