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2 Kings 17:30

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 17:30

Verse 30 of 41

Scripture focus

And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

2 Kings 17:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 17:30

Theological / Devotional

Succoth-benoth. Some believe that this may have been Sarpanitu, the consort of the Babylonian god Marduk. It probably was some title of Marduk himself.

Nergal. The famous Babylonian god of war and patron god of Cuthah.

Ashima. A goddess of Syria, well known in Syrian mythology. Ashim seems to have been one of the gods worshiped by the Elephantine Jews during the 5th century B.C.

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