2 Raja-raja 17:3
Konteks17:3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria threatened 1 him; Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute.
2 Raja-raja 23:4
Konteks23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, 2 and the guards 3 to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of 4 Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. 5 The king 6 burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces 7 of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. 8
[17:3] 1 tn Heb “went up against.”
[23:4] 2 tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.
[23:4] 5 tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).
[23:4] 6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[23:4] 7 tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.
[23:4] 8 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.