17:29 But each of these nations made 3 its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria 4 had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the
3 sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.
4 tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.