Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:16:

• Kupsabiny: “They refused all the laws of God and formed two idols which they made like a calf. They also made idols which were worshipped which were made to be/look like Asherah and they worshipped Baal, the sun, moon and even the stars.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They rejected all the commands of the LORD their God and made two oxen of metal as idols to do puja to. They erected a pillar of the Asherah goddess. They bowed down to the stars of sky and served the god Baal.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They forsook all the commands of the LORD their God, and they made for themselves images of two calves, and a post/[lit. thing-like-a-pillar] that symbolizes the goddess Ashera. They worshipped all the things in heaven and Baal.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Israeli people disobeyed all of Yahweh’s commands. They made two metal calves to worship. They set up two poles to worship the goddess Asherah, and they worshiped the god Baal, and the sun, the moon, and the stars.” (Source: Translation for Translators)