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2 Kings 17:30
New English Translation
2 Kings 17:30
New English Translation
30 The people from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth,[a] the people from Cuth made Nergal,[b] the people from Hamath made Ashima,[c]
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- 2 Kings 17:30 sn No deity is known by the name Sukkoth Benoth in extant Mesopotamian literature. For speculation as to the identity of this deity, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211.
- 2 Kings 17:30 sn Nergal was a Mesopotamian god of the underworld.
- 2 Kings 17:30 sn This deity is unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 211-12.
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