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2 Kings 17:30

The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

  • KJV King James Version

    And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

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Passages linked to 2 Kings 17:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 2 Kings 17:24 The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and lived in its cities.

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Explain this verse (12 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning that every country served that idol, which was…

Meaning that every country served that idol, which was most esteemed in that place whence they came.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 17:30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak,.... The former…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 30. The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth] This,…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 17:30. The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, &c.…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Succoth-benoth probably represents a Babylonian goddess called Zir-banit, the…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Socoth-benoth, "the tents of young women," who prostituted themselves…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Succoth-benoth--that is, the "tents" or "booths of the daughters,"…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. Succoth-benoth — These words mean, in Hebrew, tents…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. Succoth-benoth] This name of the deity of the…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (30) Succoth-benoth.—The Hebrew spelling of this name has probably…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth. There is…

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