2 Kings 17:31 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 17:31

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.

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ASV

and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

KJV

And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Nibhaz and Tartak are either gods of whom no other notice has come down to us, or intentional corruptions of the Babylonian names Nebo and Tir, the great god of Borsippa, who was the tutelar deity of so many Babylonian kings. The Jews, in their scorn and contempt of polytheism, occasionally and purposely altered, by way of derision, the names of the pagan deities. Anammelech is possibly an instance of the same contemptuous play upon words. Adrammelech, “the glorious king,” signifies the sun.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If we may credit the traditions of the Jewish doctors, they tell us that Succoth-Benoth was worshipped in a hen and chickens, Nergal in a cock, Ashima in a smooth goat, Nibhaz in a dog, Tartak in an ass, Adrammelech in a peacock, Anammelech in a pheasant. Our own tell us, more probably, that Succoth-Benoth (signifying the tents of the daughters ) was Venus.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Adrammelech--supposed by some to be the same as Molech, and in Assyrian mythology to stand for the sun. It was worshipped in the form of a mule--others maintain in that of a peacock. Anammelech--worshipped in the form of a hare; others say in that of a goat.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָעַוִּ֛ים	ve.ha.'a.Vim	and the Avvites	H5761 →
עָשׂ֥וּ	'a.Su	they made	H6213 →
נִבְחַ֖ז	niv.Chaz	Nibhaz	H5026 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
תַּרְתָּ֑ק	tar.Tak	Tartak	H8662 →
וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗ים	ve.has.far.Vim	and the Sepharvites	H5616 →
שֹׂרְפִ֤ים	so.re.Fim	[were] burning	H8313 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנֵיהֶם֙	be.nei.Hem	children their	H1121 →
בָּאֵ֔שׁ	ba.'Esh	in the fire	H784 →
לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	le.'ad.ra.Me.lekh	to Adrammelech	H152 →
וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	va.'a.na.Me.lekh	and Anammelech	H6048 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	'e.lo.ah	[the] gods of	H430 →
סְפַרְוָֽיִם׃	se.fa.rim	Sepharvaim	H5617 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezra 4:9
From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
leads to
- 2 Kings 17:30–31
  The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezra 5:6
  This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
- Ezra 6:6
  Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
Through
2 Kings 17:17
They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
leads to
- 2 Kings 21:6
  He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- 2 Kings 16:3
  Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the…
- Ezekiel 23:37
  For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food…
- Deuteronomy 18:10–12
  Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Through
Deuteronomy 12:31
You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as…
leads to
- Jeremiah 32:35
  They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings