2 Kings 17:31
“And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So they feared the Lord,.... Worshipped the God of Israel in the manner they were taught:
and made unto themselves of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Nibhaz and Tartak are either gods of whom no other notice has come down to us, or intentional corruptions of the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The Avites made Nibhaz - This was supposed to be the same as the Anubis of the Egyptians; and was in form partly of a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 17:24-41
Never was land lost, we say, for want of an heir. When the children of Israel were dispossessed, and turned out of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And the Avites[R.V. Avvites] made Nibhaz Of Nibhaz (for which the LXX. gives a very different word, Ἐβλαζὲρ) nothing is…
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