2 Kings 17:14

17:14 But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, ¹  who had not trusted the Lord their God.

2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. ² 

2 Kings 17:31

17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, ³  and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, ⁴  the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 17:38-39

17:38 You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods. 17:39 Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

2 Kings 18:33

18:33 Have any of the gods of the nations actually rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria? ⁵ 

2 Kings 21:22

21:22 He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord’s instructions. ⁶ 

2 Kings 22:15

22:15 and she said to them: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Say this to the man who sent you to me:

¹ tn Heb and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers.”

² tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

³ sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

⁴ sn Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim are unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

⁴ tn Heb “Have the gods of the nations really rescued, each his land, from the hand of the king of Assyria?” The infinitive absolute lends emphasis to the main verb. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not!”

⁵ tn Heb “and did not walk in the way of the Lord.”