2Ki 17:1 | Clarke | STEP | Hoshea's wicked reign, , . Shalmaneser comes up against him, makes him tributary, and then casts him into prison, , . He besieges Samaria three years; and at last takes it, and carries Israel captive into Assyria, and places them in different cities of the Assyrians and Medes, , . The reason why Israel was thus afflicted; their idolatry, obstinacy, divination, etc., . Judah copies the misconduct of Israel, . The Lord rejects all the seed of Israel, . The king of Assyria brings different nations and places them in Samaria, and the cities from which the Israelites had been led away into captivity, . Many of these strange people are destroyed by lions, . The king of Assyria sends back some of the Israelitish priests to teach these nations the worship of Jehovah; which worship they incorporate with their own idolatry, . The state of the Israelites, and strange nations in the land of Israel, .

2 Kings 17:1

Introduction

Hoshea's wicked reign, 2Kgs 17:1, 2Kgs 17:2. Shalmaneser comes up against him, makes him tributary, and then casts him into prison, 2Kgs 17:3, 2Kgs 17:4. He besieges Samaria three years; and at last takes it, and carries Israel captive into Assyria, and places them in different cities of the Assyrians and Medes, 2Kgs 17:5, 2Kgs 17:6. The reason why Israel was thus afflicted; their idolatry, obstinacy, divination, etc., 2Kgs 17:7-18. Judah copies the misconduct of Israel, 2Kgs 17:19. The Lord rejects all the seed of Israel, 2Kgs 17:20-23. The king of Assyria brings different nations and places them in Samaria, and the cities from which the Israelites had been led away into captivity, 2Kgs 17:24. Many of these strange people are destroyed by lions, 2Kgs 17:25. The king of Assyria sends back some of the Israelitish priests to teach these nations the worship of Jehovah; which worship they incorporate with their own idolatry, 2Kgs 17:26-33. The state of the Israelites, and strange nations in the land of Israel, 2Kgs 17:34-41.