2 Kings 17:31 KJV,ASV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

Nibhaz and Tartak are either gods of whom no other notice has come down to us, or intentional corruptions of the Babylonian names Nebo and Tir, the great god of Borsippa, who was the tutelar deity of so many Babylonian kings. The Jews, in their scorn and contempt of polytheism, occasionally and purposely altered, by way of derision, the names of the pagan deities. Anammelech is possibly an instance of the same contemptuous play upon words.Adrammelech, “the glorious king,” signifies the sun. The... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:1-41

End of the northern kingdom (17:1-41)Some time after Shalmaneser V succeeded Tiglath-pileser III as king of Assyria, the Israelite king Hoshea tried to show himself independent of Assyria by refusing to pay the annual tribute. He thought that with Egyptian support his rebellion would be successful. Shalmaneser put an end to such hopes by invading Israel and besieging Samaria. After three years Israel’s defence collapsed, and Shalmaneser’s successor, Sargon II, captured Samaria and carried off... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 17:31

burnt = burnt up. See App-43 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

2 Kings 17:31. The Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak— It is uncertain who these Avites were. The most probable opinion seems to be that which Grotius has suggested, by observing that there are a people in Bactriana mentioned by Ptolemy under the name of Avadia, who possibly might be those transported at this time into Palestine by Shalmaneser. Nibhaz according to the Rabbis had the shape of a dog, much like the Anubis of the Egyptians. In Pierius's Hieroglyphics, p. 53 is the figure of a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

31. Nibhaz—under that of a dog—that Egyptian form of animal-worship having prevailed in ancient Syria, as is evident from the image of a large dog at the mouth of the Nahr-el-Kelb, or Dog river. Tartak—According to the rabbis, it was in the form of an ass, but others understand it as a planet of ill-omen, probably Saturn. Adrammelech—supposed by some to be the same as Molech, and in Assyrian mythology to stand for the sun. It was worshipped in the form of a mule—others maintain in that of a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:7-41

17. The captivity of the Northern Kingdom 17:7-41The writer of Kings took special pains to explain the reasons for and the results of Israel’s captivity. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:24-41

The results of the captivity 17:24-41The immediate result of the captivity (2 Kings 17:24-33) was twofold. The Assyrians deported many Israelites to other places in the Assyrian Empire, and they imported other people from the empire into the newly formed Assyrian province that they called Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). The king who did this was probably Sargon II (722-705 B.C.). Shalmaneser died either during or shortly after the siege of Samaria. These imported foreigners eventually intermarried... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:30-41

C. The Second Period of Antagonism 9:30-17:41The kingdoms of Israel and Judah continued without an alliance between them for the rest of the time the Northern Kingdom existed. This period began with Jehu’s accession to the throne of Israel in 841 B.C. and continued until the Assyrian captivity of the Northern Kingdom in 722 B.C. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 17:1-41

The Fall of SamariaThis chapter relates the reign of Hoshea. He intrigued with Egypt and rebelled against Assyria; and Samaria, in consequence, was taken and its people carried into captivity, their place being filled by a mixed population.1. Hoshea] Hoshea, unlike Pekah (2 Kings 16:5), belonged to the faction in Samaria which relied on Assyrian support, and Tiglath-pileser, in his inscriptions, states that after he had slain Pekah, he ’appointed’ Hoshea to rule over Israel, and received as... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 17:31

(31) Nibhaz and Tartak are unknown, but the forms have an Assyrio-Babylonian cast. (Comp. Nimrod, Nergal with the former, and Ishtar, Namtar, Merodach, Shadrach, with the latter.) Before Nibhaz the LXX. have another name, Abaazar, or Eblazer (? ’abal Assûr “the Son of Assur”).Adrammelech.—Comp. 2 Kings 19:37. Identified by Schrader with the Assyrian Adar-mâlik, “Adar is prince” (? Adrum).Anammelech—i.e., Anum-mâlik, “Anu is prince.” Adar and Anu are well-known Assyrian gods. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:1-41

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 17:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 17:31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:7-41

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:24-41

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 17:30-41

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 17:1-41

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 17:31

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