2 Kings 17 · Verse 30

2 Kings 17:30

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

2 Kings 17:30, King James Version

2 Kings 17:30 in other translations

BSB	The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
WEB	The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
ASV	And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
YLT	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,
DARBY	And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,
BBE	The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
Webster	And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

What does 2 Kings 17:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

30. Succoth-benoth--that is, the "tents" or "booths of the daughters," similar to those in which the Babylonian damsels celebrated impure rites (Am 2:8). Nergal--The Jewish writers say this idol was in the form of a cock, and it is certain that a cock is often associated with a priest on the Assyrian monuments [Layard]. But modern critics, looking to the astrological character of Assyrian idolatry, generally consider Nergal as the planet Mars, the god of war. The name of this idol formed part of the appellation of two of the king of Babylon's princes (Jr 39:3). Ashima--an idol under the form of an entirely bald he-goat.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth - This, literally, signifies the tabernacles of the daughters or young women, and most evidently refers to those public prostitutions of young virgins at the temple of Melitta or Venus among the Babylonians. See at the end of the chapter, 2Kgs 17:41 (note). From benoth it is probable that the word Venus came, the B being changed into V, as is frequently the case, and the th into s, benoth, Venos. The rabbins say that her emblem was a hen with her chickens; see Jarchi on the place. The men of Cuth made Nergal - This is supposed to have been the solar orb or light. According to the rabbins, his emblem was a cock. See at the end of the chapter, 2Kgs 17:41 (note). The men of Hamath made Ashima - Perhaps the fire; from אשם asham, to make atonement or to purify. Jarchi says this was in the form of a goat. See below on 2Kgs 17:41 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 17:24-41

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…

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2 Kings 17:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.Sheiand [the] people ofH582

בָבֶ֗לva.VelBabylonH894

עָשׂוּ֙'a.Suthey madeH6213

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

סֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotSuccothH5524

בְּנ֔וֹתbe.NotBenothH5524

וְאַנְשֵׁי\־ve.'an.shei-and [the] people ofH582

כ֔וּתKhutCuthahH3575

עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Suthey madeH6213

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

נֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalNergalH5370

וְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.Sheiand [the] people ofH582

חֲמָ֖תcha.MatHamathH2574

עָשׂ֥וּ'a.Suthey madeH6213

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

אֲשִׁימָֽא\׃'a.shi.Ma'AshimaH807

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Cross references for 2 Kings 17:30

2 Kings 17:24
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Babylon.
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Succoth benoth.{Succoth benoth,} literally "the tents of the daughters."
Cuth.Cuth is probably the Cush watered by the Gihon, or Araxes, now Aras (Ge 2:13,) the ancient country of the Scythians, where we meet with the Quitians, Coëthians, or Coëtæ, and Cytheans, and the cities of Cotatis, Cetemane, Cythanum, Cyta, Cethena, etc.
Nergal.Supposed to denote the solar orb; the emblem of which, according to the Rabbins, was a cock.
Ashima.Jarchi says this idol was of the form of a goat.

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Context

2 Kings 17:29
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.
2 Kings 17:30
And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
2 Kings 17:31
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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2 Kings 17:30 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Los de Babilonia hicieron á Succoth-benoth, y los de Cutha hicieron á Nergal, y los de Hamath hicieron á Asima;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et les hommes de Babel firent Succoth-Benoth; et les hommes de Cuth firent Nergal; et les hommes de Hamath firent Ashima;
German Elberfelder 1871	Und die Leute von Babel machten Sukkoth-Benoth; und die Leute von Kuth machten Nergal; und die Leute von Hamath machten Aschima;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Viri enim Babylonii fecerunt Sochothbenoth: viri autem Cuthæi fecerunt Nergel: et viri de Emath fecerunt Asima.