2 Raja-raja 17:25

17:25 When they first moved in, ¹  they did not worship ²  the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.

2 Raja-raja 17:29

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.

2 Raja-raja 21:15

21:15 because they have done evil in my sight ⁵  and have angered me from the time their ancestors left Egypt right up to this very day!’”

[17:25]  ¹ tn Heb “in the beginning of their living there.”

[17:25]  ² tn Heb “fear.”

[17:29]  ³ sn The verb “make” refers to the production of idols. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 210-11.

[17:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “Samaritans.” This refers to the Israelites who had been deported from the land.

[21:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “in my eyes.”