2Ki 17:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 17:1-23: 17:1-23 The report of the northern kingdom’s fall proceeds in two major sections: (1) events in the reign of Israel’s final king, Hoshea, and the circumstances that brought about the capture of Samaria and the deportation of Israel’s citizens (17:1-6 ); (2) the reasons for Israel’s collapse and conquest by Assyria—Israel’s many sins (17:7-17 ) that merited God’s judgment (17:18-20 ) and the great sin of Jeroboam I, who laid the foundation for Israel’s rampant apostasy (17:21-23 ). 17:1 Hoshea ... began to rule over Israel in 732 BC . • Hoshea’s reign is listed as beginning in “the twentieth year of Jotham” (15:30 ) and in the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign in Judah. Ahaz apparently co-reigned with Jotham from about 743 BC , when he was twelve years old, but Ahaz’s official regnal years were calculated from 731 BC (16:2 ). Thus the references to Ahaz’s reign are in harmony.

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‏ 2 Kings 17:1

Summary for 2Kgs 17:1-23: 17:1-23 ^a The report of the northern kingdom’s fall proceeds in two major sections: (1) events in the reign of Israel’s final king, Hoshea, and the circumstances that brought about the capture of Samaria and the deportation of Israel’s citizens (17:1-6 ^b); (2) the reasons for Israel’s collapse and conquest by Assyria—Israel’s many sins (17:7-17 ^c) that merited God’s judgment (17:18-20 ^d) and the great sin of Jeroboam I, who laid the foundation for Israel’s rampant apostasy (17:21-23 ^e). 17:1 ^f Hoshea ... began to rule over Israel in 732 BC.

• Hoshea’s reign is listed as beginning in “the twentieth year of Jotham” (15:30 ^g) and in the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign in Judah. Ahaz apparently co-reigned with Jotham from about 743 BC, when he was twelve years old, but Ahaz’s official regnal years were calculated from 731 BC (16:2 ^h). Thus the references to Ahaz’s reign are in harmony.