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.
1 tn Heb “according to all that King Ahaz sent from Damascus.”
2 tn Heb “so Uriah the priest did, until the arrival of King Ahaz from Damascus.”
3 sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.
4 tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.