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2 Kings 17:31

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And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,	And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the Avites^H5757 made^H6213 Nibhaz^H5026 and Tartak^H8662, and the Sepharvites^H5616 burnt^H8313 their children^H1121 in fire^H784 to Adrammelech^H152 and Anammelech^H6048, the gods^H430 of Sepharvaim^H5617.

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Original Hebrew

וְהָעַוִּים עָשׂוּ נִבְחַז וְאֶת־תַּרְתָּק וְהַסְפַרְוִים שֹׂרְפִים אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם בָּאֵשׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲנַמֶּלֶךְ [אֱלֹהַּ כ] (אֱלֹהֵי ק) [סְפַרִים כ] (סְפַרְוָיִם׃ ק)

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/הָ/עַוִּ֛ים	ve./ha./'a.Vim	H5757	HC/Td/Ngmpa	and/ the/ Avvites
עָשׂ֥וּ	'a.Su	H6213	HVqp3cp	they made
נִבְחַ֖ז	niv.Chaz	H5026	HNp	Nibhaz
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
תַּרְתָּ֑ק	tar.Tak	H8662	HNp	Tartak
וְ/הַ/סְפַרְוִ֗ים	ve./ha/s.far.Vim	H5616	HC/Td/Ngmpa	and/ the/ Sepharvites
שֹׂרְפִ֤ים	so.re.Fim	H8313	HVqrmpa	(were) burning
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
בְּנֵי/הֶם֙	be.nei./Hem	H1121	HNcmpc/Sp3mp	children/ their
בָּ/אֵ֔שׁ	ba./'Esh	H784	HRd/Ncbsa	in the/ fire
לְ/אַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	le./'ad.ra.Me.lekh	H152	HR/Np	to/ Adrammelech
וַֽ/עֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	va./'a.na.Me.lekh	H6048	HC/Np	and/ Anammelech
אלה	ʼĕlôwahh	H433	HNcmsc
ספרים	Çᵉpharvayim	H5617	HNp

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H152 — אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (ʼĂdrammelek, ad-ram-meh'-lek): from אָדַר and מֶלֶךְ; splendor of (the) king; Adrammelek, the name of an Assyrian idol, also of a son of Sennacherib; Adrammelech.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; 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; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H5026 — נִבְחַז (Nibchaz, nib-khaz'): of foreign origin; Nibchaz, a deity of the Avites; Nibhaz.
• H5616 — סְפַרְוִי (Çᵉpharvîy, sef-ar-vee'): patrial from סְפַרְוַיִם; a Sepharvite or inhabitant of Sepharvain; Sepharvite.
• H5617 — סְפַרְוַיִם (Çᵉpharvayim, sef-ar-vah'-yim): (dual); Sepharvites;
• H5757 — עַוִּי (ʻAvvîy, av-vee'): patrial from עִוָּה; an Avvite or native of Avvah (only plural); Avims, Avites.
• H6048 — עֲנַמֶּלֶךְ (ʻĂnammelek, an-am-meh'-lek): of foreign origin; Anammelek, an Assyrian deity; Anammelech.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H8313 — שָׂרַף (sâraph, saw-raf'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.
• H8662 — תַּרְתָּק (Tartâq, tar-tawk'): of foreign derivation; Tartak, a deity of the Avvites; Tartak.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H433 — אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh, el-o'-ah): rarely (shortened) אֱלֹהַּ; probably prolonged (emphatic) from אֵל; a deity or the Deity; God, god. See אֱלֹהִים.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• burnt their children — Leviticus 18:21, Deuteronomy 12:28, Deuteronomy 12:31, 2 Kings 17:17
• the Avites — 2 Kings 17:24, Ezra 4:9

Reciprocal references (4): Deuteronomy 13:6, 2 Kings 18:34, Isaiah 37:13, Jeremiah 2:28

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SAMARITANS, TARTAK
• Torrey’s: CHILDREN, IDOLATRY
• Nave’s: ADRAMMELECH, ANAMMELECH, AVITES, BABYLON, CHILDREN, JUDGMENTS, NIBHAZ, OFFERINGS, SAMARIA, SEPHARVAIM, SEPHARVITES, TARTAK

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