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2 Kings 17:16-18
New English Translation
2 Kings 17:16-18
New English Translation
16 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,[a] and worshiped[b] Baal. 17 They passed their sons and daughters through the fire,[c] and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry.[d]
18 So the Lord was furious[e] with Israel and rejected them;[f] only the tribe of Judah was left.
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- 2 Kings 17:16 tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsevaʾ 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 Kings 17:16 tn Or “served.”
- 2 Kings 17:17 sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3.
- 2 Kings 17:17 tn Heb “they sold themselves to doing what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, angering him.”
- 2 Kings 17:18 tn Heb “very angry.”
- 2 Kings 17:18 tn Heb “turned them away from his face.”
2 Kings 17:16-18
New International Version
2 Kings 17:16-18
New International Version
16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves,(A) and an Asherah(B) pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts,(C) and they worshiped Baal.(D) 17 They sacrificed(E) their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens(F) and sold(G) themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.
18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence.(H) Only the tribe of Judah was left,
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