2 Kings 21:2

21:2 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ²  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of ³  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, ⁴  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ⁵  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:8

17:8 they observed the practices ⁶  of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from before Israel, and followed the example of the kings of Israel. ⁷ 

2 Kings 17:24

The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners

17:24 The king of Assyria brought foreigners ⁸  from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria ⁹  in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

[21:2]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:2]  ² tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

[16:3]  ³ tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

[16:3]  ⁴ sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

[16:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

[17:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “walked in the customs.”

[17:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “and [the practices of] the kings of Israel which they did.”

[17:24]  ⁷ tn The object is supplied in the translation.

[17:24]  ⁸ sn In vv. 24-29 Samaria stands for the entire northern kingdom of Israel.