KJV King James Version
And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
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2 Kings 17:30
And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
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,
ASV American Standard Version
And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 17
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29 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.
30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
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וְאַנְשֵׁ֣יH582 · e.noshhumanבָבֶ֗לH894 · ba.velBabylonעָשׂוּ֙H6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]סֻכּ֣וֹתH5524 · suk.kot be.notSuccoth-benothבְּנ֔וֹתH5524 · suk.kot be.notSuccoth-benothוְאַנְשֵׁי־H582 · e.noshhumanכ֔וּתH3575 · ku.tahCuthahעָשׂ֖וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]נֵֽרְגַ֑לH5370 · ne.re.galNergalוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582 · e.noshhumanחֲמָ֖תH2574 · cha.matHamathעָשׂ֥וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲשִׁימָֽא׃H807 · a.shi.maAshima
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