20 And the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and adelivered them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them from His bsight.
21 For aHe tore Israel from the house of David, and bthey made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam drove Israel from following the Lord, and made them commit a great sin.
22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them,
23 until the Lord removed Israel out of His sight, aas He had said by all His servants the prophets. bSo Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day.
Assyria Resettles Samaria
24 aThen the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, bAva, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.
25 And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does 2 Kings 17:22 Mean?
2 Kings 17:22
Subsequent kings of the northern kingdom never departed from his apostasy, never sought to correct his errors. "Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight [sent them into captivity]" (verse 18).
Charles Whitaker
Searching for Israel (Part Six): Israel Is Fallen, Is Fallen
Related Topics: Captivity of Israel
| Jeroboam
| Jeroboam's Apostasy
| Northern Kingdom of Israel
| Northern Tribes of Israel
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing 2 Kings 17:22:
1 Kings 12:25-33
Isaiah 10:27-34
Amos 4:6-12
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