2Ki 17:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 17:16-17: 17:16-17 all the commands of the Lord : The narrator lists specific examples of Israel’s disobedience: the two calves made from metal erected at Dan and Bethel (1 Kgs 12:28-30 ), the Canaanite fertility symbol known as an Asherah pole (2 Kgs 13:6 ; 17:10 ; 1 Kgs 14:23 ; 16:33 ; Mic 5:14 ), the persistent worship of Baal (1 Kgs 16:31-33 ; Hos 2:13 ; 13:1 ), and the detestable Molech rites (2 Kgs 16:3 ; Ps 106:37 ).

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b1 Kgs 12:28-30►

c2 Kgs 13:6►

d17:10►

e1 Kgs 14:23►

f16:33►

gMic 5:14►

h1 Kgs 16:31-33►

iHos 2:13►

j13:1►

k2 Kgs 16:3►

lPs 106:37►

m17:18-20►

n25:1-21►

‏ 2 Kings 17:16-18

Summary for 2Kgs 17:16-17: 17:16-17 ^a all the commands of the Lord: The narrator lists specific examples of Israel’s disobedience: the two calves made from metal erected at Dan and Bethel (1 Kgs 12:28-30 ^b), the Canaanite fertility symbol known as an Asherah pole (2 Kgs 13:6 ^c; 17:10 ^d; 1 Kgs 14:23 ^e; 16:33 ^f; Mic 5:14 ^g), the persistent worship of Baal (1 Kgs 16:31-33 ^h; Hos 2:13 ⁱ; 13:1 ^j), and the detestable Molech rites (2 Kgs 16:3 ^k; Ps 106:37 ^l).
Summary for 2Kgs 17:18-20: 17:18-20 ^m the Lord was very angry: God’s wrath is his righteous response to evil that demands his justice.

• even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the Lord: This remark foreshadows the eventual fall of the southern kingdom as well (25:1-21 ⁿ).