2 Kings 17:16
ContextNETBible | They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, 1 and worshiped 2 Baal. |
XREF | Ex 32:4,8; De 4:19; 1Ki 12:28; 1Ki 14:15,23; 1Ki 15:13; 1Ki 16:31; 1Ki 16:33; 1Ki 22:53; 2Ki 10:18-28; 2Ki 11:18; 2Ki 17:10; Ps 106:18-20; Isa 44:9,10; Jer 8:2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsÿva’ hashamayim), traditionally translated “all the host of heaven,” refers to the heavenly lights, including stars and planets. In 1 Kgs 22:19 these heavenly bodies are pictured as members of the Lord’s royal court or assembly, but many other texts view them as the illegitimate objects of pagan and Israelite worship. 2 tn Or “served.” |