Discovery Box2 Kings 16:3 
Context16:3 He followed in the footsteps of 1 the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, 2 a horrible sin practiced by the nations 3 whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.
2 Kings 17:29
Context17:29 But each of these nations made 4 its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria 5 had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.
2 Kings 17:41
Context17:41 These nations are worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their idols; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done, to this very day.
2 Kings 19:18
Context19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations, 6 for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. 7
1 tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”
2 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.
3 tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”
4 sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.
5 tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.
6 tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”
7 tn Heb “so they destroyed them.”
