2 Kings 17:29

2 Kings 17:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
• New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, each national group made its own gods in the several towns where they settled, and set them up in the shrines the people of Samaria had made at the high places.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However every nation continued to make gods of its own, and put them in the shrines on the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities where they dwelt.

Context of 2 Kings 17:29

27Then the king of Assyria issued commands, saying, “Take one of the priests there whom you led into exile, and have him go and live there; and have him teach them the custom of the God of the land.” 28So one of the priests whom they had led into exile from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they were to fear the Lord. But every nation was still making gods of its own, and they put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. 30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites were burning their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 17:29 word by word

וַיִּהְי֣וּ עֹשִׂ֔ים גּ֥וֹי גּ֖וֹי אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית הַבָּמ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔ים גּ֥וֹי גּוֹי֙ בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• But everyגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• makingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of its own, and they putנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• in the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the highבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the peopleשֹׁמרֹנִיshômerônîy · SamaritanH8118
• in their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• they livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:29

• Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, The work of human hands.
• Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are nothing but silver and gold, The work of human hands.
• Isaiah 44:9Those who fashion an idol are all futile, and their treasured things are of no benefit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
• Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
• Hosea 8:5He has rejected your calf, Samaria, saying, “My anger burns against them!” How long will they be incapable of innocence?
• Micah 4:5Though all the peoples walk, Each in the name of his god, As for us, we will walk In the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.
• Romans 1:23and they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Every nation made gods of their own - That is, they made gods after the fashion of those which they had worshipped in their own country.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29The “Samaritans” here are the Israelites. The temples built by them at the high places 1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:32 had remained standing at the time of their departure. They were now occupied by the new-comers, who set up their own worship in the old sanctuaries.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-41Verses 24-41 The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel. But such will form unworthy thoughts of God, will expect to please him by outward forms, and will vainly try to reconcile his service with the love of the world and the indulgence of their lusts. May that fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom, possess our hearts, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-31The king of Assyria was Sargon II. He ruled from 721 to 705 BC. the God of the land … has sent lions: People in the ancient Near East believed a land's peace and success were tied to its god and religious practices. One of the priests returned to Bethel, but his teachings on worshiping the Lord were likely influenced by Jeroboam I's religion and mixed with pagan practices. The foreigners also continued to worship their own gods. They added the worship of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Howbeit every nation made gods of their own--These Assyrian colonists, however, though instructed in the worship, and acknowledging the being of the God of Israel, did not suppose Him to be the only God. Like other heathens, they combined His worship with that of their own gods; and as they formed a promiscuous society from different nations or provinces, a variety of idols was acknowledged among them.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 17:29

• Babylon
• Cuth
• High Places
• Judgments
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

• Bethel
• High place
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Palestine
• Assyria
• Captivity
• Fear
• Gods
• Haggai
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings