2 Kings 10:29

A Summary of Jehu’s Reign

10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel ¹  and Dan. ² 

2 Kings 17:29

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.

2 Kings 21:11

21:11 “King Manasseh of Judah has committed horrible sins. ⁵  He has sinned more than the Amorites before him and has encouraged Judah to sin by worshiping his disgusting idols. ⁶ 

2 Kings 22:17

22:17 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices ⁷  to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. ⁸  My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

[10:29]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[10:29]  ² tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”

[17:29]  ³ sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.

[17:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.

[21:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “these horrible sins.”

[21:11]  ⁶ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

[22:17]  ⁷ tn Or “burned incense.”

[22:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The translation assumes that this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods,” as well as 19:18). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”