2 KINGS 17:16

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“And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.”

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2 Kings 17:16 Translation & Meaning

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And they left וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ To loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc left
all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
the commandments מִצְוֹת֙ A command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) commandments
of the Lord יְהוָ֣ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
their God, אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and made וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application made
them molten images, מַסֵּכָ֖ה Properly, a pouring over, i.e., fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e., league molten images
even (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
two שְׁנֵ֣ים Two; also (as ordinal) twofold two
calves, עֲגָלִ֑ים A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer) calves
and made וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application made
a grove, אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same grove
and worshipped וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ To depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) worshipped
all לְכָל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
the host צְבָ֣א A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) host
of heaven, הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) heaven
and served וַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc served
Baal. הַבָּֽעַל׃ Baal, a Phoenician deity Baal

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  • 14  Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

  • 15  And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.

  • 16  And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  • 17  And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • 18  Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.




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