2 Kings 17:12
Context17:12 They worshiped 1 the disgusting idols 2 in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command. 3
2 Kings 21:21
Context21:21 He followed in the footsteps of his father 4 and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols 5 which his father had worshiped. 6
2 Kings 23:24
Context23:24 Josiah also got rid of 7 the ritual pits used to conjure up spirits, 8 the magicians, personal idols, disgusting images, 9 and all the detestable idols that had appeared in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. In this way he carried out the terms of the law 10 recorded on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had discovered in the Lord’s temple.


[17:12] 2 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.
[17:12] 3 tn Heb “about which the
[21:21] 4 tn Heb “walked in all the way which his father walked.”
[21:21] 5 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.
[21:21] 6 tn Heb “and he served the disgusting idols which his father served and he bowed down to them.”
[23:24] 7 tn Here בִּעֵר (bi’er) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. בער.
[23:24] 8 sn See the note at 2 Kgs 21:6.
[23:24] 9 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.