2 Kings 10:18

Jehu Executes the Prophets and Priests of Baal

10:18 Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped ¹  Baal a little; Jehu will worship ²  him with great devotion. ³ 

2 Kings 17:30

17:30 The people from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, ⁴  the people from Cuth made Nergal, ⁵  the people from Hamath made Ashima, ⁶ 

2 Kings 17:38

17:38 You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods.

[10:18]  ¹ tn Or “served.

[10:18]  ² tn Or “serve.”

[10:18]  ³ tn Heb “much” or “greatly.”

[17:30]  ⁴ sn No deity is known by the name Succoth Benoth in extant Mesopotamian literature. For speculation as to the identity of this deity, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211.

[17:30]  ⁵ sn Nergal was a Mesopotamian god of the underworld.

[17:30]  ⁶ sn This deity is unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211-12.