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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Interpretation
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 17:29-33.
Glossary
- Sepharvaim Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: between Damascus and Hamath.
- Adrammelech Person
- Adar the king. (1. ) An idol; a form of the sun-god worshipped by the inhabitants of Sepharvaim ( 2 Kings 17:31 ), and brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria.
- Anammelech People
- One of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria ( 2 Kings 17:31 ). The name means “Anu is king. ” It was a female deity representing the moon, as Adrammelech.