2 Kings 11:9

11:9 The officers of the units of hundreds did just as ¹  Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath, and reported ²  to Jehoiada the priest.

2 Kings 17:16

17:16 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, ³  and worshiped ⁴  Baal.

2 Kings 18:12

18:12 This happened because they did not obey ⁵  the Lord their God and broke his agreement with them. ⁶  They did not pay attention to and obey all that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had commanded. ⁷ 

[11:9]  ¹ tn Heb “according to all that.”

[11:9]  ² tn Heb “came.”

[17:16]  ³ tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsÿva’ 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.

[17:16]  ⁴ tn Or “served.”

[18:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “listen to the voice of.”

[18:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “his covenant.”

[18:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “all that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had commanded, and they did not listen and they did not act.”