2 Kings 8:18

8:18 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ¹  He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord.

2 Kings 15:9

15:9 He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate ⁴  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

2 Kings 17:8

17:8 they observed the practices ⁵  of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from before Israel, and followed the example of the kings of Israel. ⁶ 

2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. ⁷ 

2 Kings 17:29

17:29 But each of these nations made ⁸  its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria ⁹  had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.

2 Kings 17:31

17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, ¹⁰  and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, ¹¹  the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 19:11

19:11 Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. ¹²  Do you really think you will be rescued? ¹³ 

2 Kings 21:15

21:15 because they have done evil in my sight ¹⁴  and have angered me from the time their ancestors left Egypt right up to this very day!’”

2 Kings 23:21

23:21 The king ordered all the people, “Observe the Passover of the Lord your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant.”

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:9]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “turn away from.”

[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.”

[17:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

[17:29]  ⁹ sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.

[17:29]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.

[17:31]  ¹¹ sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

[17:31]  ¹² sn Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim are unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

[19:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, annihilating them.”

[19:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and will you be rescued?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No, of course not!”

[21:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “in my eyes.”