2Ki 17 | TSK | STEP | Hoshea's wicked reign. Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt. Samaria for sinning is led into captivity. The strange nations which were transplanted into Samaria, being plagued with lions, make a mixture of religions. A.M. 3274. B.C. 730. In the twelfth.In ch. 15:30, this is said to be "the twentieth year of Jotham," which Calmet thus reconciles: "Hosea conspired against Pekah, the 20th year of the reign of this prince, which was the 18th of Jotham, king of Judah. Two years after this, that is, the 4th of Ahaz and the 20th of Jotham, Hosea made himself master of a part of the kingdom, according to ch. 15:30. Finally, the 12th year of Ahaz, Hosea had peaceable possession of the whole kingdom, agreeably to ch. 17:1." Hoshea."After an interregnum, ch. 15:30; 18:9."

2 Kings 17

1 Hoshea's wicked reign.

3 Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt.

5 Samaria for sinning is led into captivity.

24 The strange nations which were transplanted into Samaria, being plagued with lions, make a mixture of religions.

A.M. 3274. B.C. 730. In the twelfth.In ch. 15:30, this is said to be "the twentieth year of Jotham," which Calmet thus reconciles: "Hosea conspired against Pekah, the 20th year of the reign of this prince, which was the 18th of Jotham, king of Judah. Two years after this, that is, the 4th of Ahaz and the 20th of Jotham, Hosea made himself master of a part of the kingdom, according to ch. 15:30. Finally, the 12th year of Ahaz, Hosea had peaceable possession of the whole kingdom, agreeably to ch. 17:1."

Hoshea."After an interregnum, ch. 15:30; 18:9."

but not as the kings.

3:2; 10:31; 13:2,11; 15:9,18,24; 2Ch 30:5-11

Shalmaneser.This was the son and successor of Tiglath-pileser: he reigned 14 years, from A.M. 3276 to 3290.

18:9; Ho 10:14

Shalman. king of Assyria.

15:19,29; 16:7; 18:13; 19:36,37; Isa 7:7,8; 10:5,6,11,12

and Hoshea.

16:8; 18:14-16,31

gave. Heb. rendered. presents. or, tribute.

2Sa 8:2,6

A.M. 3279. B.C. 725. found conspiracy.

24:1,20; Eze 17:13-19

king of Egypt.

18:21; Isa 30:1-4; 31:1-3; Eze 17:15

brought.

18:14,15

bound him.

25:7; 2Ch 32:11; Ps 149:7,8

A.M. 3281-3283. B.C. 723-721. the king.

18:9

three years.

25:1-3; Jer 52:4,5

A.M. 3283. B.C. 721. the king of Assyria.

18:10,11; Ho 1:6,9; 13:16

foretold. carried.

Le 26:32,33,38; De 4:25-28; 28:36,64; 29:27,28; 30:18

1Ki 14:15,16; Am 5:27

Halah.

19:12; 1Ch 5:26; Isa 37:12,13

the Medes.

Isa 13:17; 21:2; Da 5:28

sinned.

De 31:16,17,29; 32:15-52; Jos 23:16; Jud 2:14-17; 2Ch 36:14-16

Ne 9:26; Ps 106:35-41; Eze 23:2-16; Ho 4:1-3; 8:5-14

the Lord.

16:2; 1Ki 11:4; 15:3; 2Ch 36:5

which had.

Ex 20:2

and had feared.

35; Jer 10:5

walked.

16:3,10; 21:2; Le 18:3,27-30; De 12:30,31; 18:9; 1Ki 12:28

1Ki 16:31-33; 21:26; Ps 106:35; Jer 10:2

of the kings of Israel.

Ho 5:11; Mic 6:16

secretly.

De 13:6; 27:15; Job 31:27; Eze 8:12

from the tower.

18:8; Ho 12:11

they set.

16:4; Ex 34:13; Le 26:1; 1Ki 14:23; Isa 57:5

images. Heb. statues. groves.

De 16:21; Mic 5:14

in every.

16:4; 1Ki 14:23; De 12:2,3

burnt.

1Ki 13:1; 2Ch 28:25; Jer 44:17

to provoke.

21:6; Ps 78:56-58

whereof.

Ex 20:3-5; 34:14; Le 26:1; De 4:19; 5:7-9

Ye shall not.

De 4:15-19,23-25; 12:4

testified.

De 8:19; 31:21; Ne 9:29,30; Ps 50:7; 81:8,9; Jer 42:19; Ac 20:21

and against.

2Ch 36:15,16; Jer 3:8-11; Ho 4:15

all. Heb. the hand of all.

De 4:26; Jos 23:16; Jud 6:10; 10:11-14; 1Sa 12:7-15

Isa 1:5-15,21-24; Jer 5:29-31; Zec 1:3-6

seers.

1Sa 9:9; 1Ch 29:29

Turn ye.

Isa 1:16-20; 55:6,7; Jer 7:3-7; 18:11; 25:4,5; 35:15; Eze 18:31

Ho 14:1; 2Pe 3:9

keep.

Jer 7:22,23; 26:4-6

but hardened.

De 31:27; 2Ch 36:13; Pr 29:1; Isa 48:4; Jer 7:26; Ro 2:4,5

Heb 3:7,8

did not believe.

De 1:32; Ps 78:22,32; 106:24; Heb 3:12

they rejected.

Jer 8:9

his covenant.

Ex 24:6-8; De 29:10-15,25,26; Jer 31:32

testimonies.

De 6:17,18; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ne 9:26,29,30; Jer 44:4,23

vanity.

De 32:21,31; 1Sa 12:21; 1Ki 16:13; Ps 115:8; Jer 10:8,15; Joh 2:8

became vain.

Jer 2:5; Ro 1:21-23; 1Co 8:4

concerning whom.

8,11,12; De 12:30,31; 2Ch 33:2,9

molten images.

Ex 32:4,8; 1Ki 12:28; Ps 106:18-20; Isa 44:9,10

a grove.

10; 1Ki 14:15,23; 15:13; 16:33

worshipped.

De 4:19; Jer 8:2

Baal.

10:18-28; 11:18; 1Ki 16:31; 22:53

they caused.

16:3; 21:6; Le 18:21; 2Ch 28:3; Ps 106:37,38; Eze 20:26,31

Eze 23:37,39

used.

21:6; De 18:10-12; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; 47:9,12,13; Jer 27:9

Mic 5:12; Ac 16:16; Ga 5:26

sold.

1Ki 21:20,25; Isa 50:1

in the sight.

11; 21:6

removed.

13:23; 23:27; De 29:20-28; 32:21-26; Jos 23:13,15; Jer 15:1; Ho 9:3

the tribe.

1Ki 11:13,32,36; 12:20; Ho 11:12

Also Judah.

1Ki 14:22,23; 2Ch 21:11,13; Jer 2:28; 3:8-11; Eze 16:51,52

Eze 22:2-16; 23:4-13

walked.

8:18,27; 16:3

rejected.

15; 1Sa 15:23,26; 16:1; Jer 6:30; Ro 11:1,2

all the seed.

1Ch 16:13; Ne 9:2; Isa 45:25; Jer 31:36,37; 33:24-26; 46:28

delivered.

13:3,7; 15:18-20,29; 18:9; 2Ch 28:5,6; Ne 9:27,28

until he had cast.

18; De 11:12; Jon 1:3,10; Mt 25:41; 2Th 1:9

For he rent.

1Ki 11:11,31; 14:8; Isa 7:17

they made.

1Ki 12:19,20; 2Ch 10:15-19

Jeroboam drave.

1Ki 12:20,28-30; 14:16; 2Ch 11:11,15

a great sin.

Ge 20:9; Ex 32:21; 1Sa 2:17,24; Ps 25:11; Joh 19:11

walked in all the sins.

3:3; 10:29,31; 13:2,6,11; 15:9

the Lord.

18,20

as he had said.

13; 1Ki 13:2; 14:16; Ho 1:4-9; Am 5:27; Mic 1:6

So was Israel.

6; 18:11,12

A.M. 3326. B.C. 678. the king.

Ezr 4:2-10

Babylon.

30; 2Ch 33:11

Ava.

31; 18:31; Isa 37:13

Ivah. Hamath.

19:13; Isa 10:9; 36:19

in the cities thereof.

6; Mt 10:5

they feared.

28,32,34,41; Jos 22:25; Jer 10:7; Da 6:26; Jon 1:9

the Lord sent.

2:24; 1Ki 13:24; 20:36; Jer 5:6; 15:3; Eze 14:15,21

and placed.

know not.

27; 1Sa 8:9; 10:25; Am 8:14

one of the priests.

Jud 17:13; 1Ki 12:31; 13:2; 2Ch 11:15

in Bethel.

1Ki 12:29-32

taught them.

Isa 29:13; Mt 15:14

made gods.

Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Isa 44:9-20; Jer 10:3-5; Ho 8:5,6; Mic 4:5

Ro 1:23

Babylon.

Succoth benoth.{Succoth benoth,} literally "the tents of the daughters."

Cuth.Cuth is probably the Cush watered by the Gihon, or Araxes, now Aras (Ge 2:13,) the ancient country of the Scythians, where we meet with the Quitians, Coëthians, or Coëtæ, and Cytheans, and the cities of Cotatis, Cetemane, Cythanum, Cyta, Cethena, etc.

Nergal.Supposed to denote the solar orb; the emblem of which, according to the Rabbins, was a cock.

Ashima.Jarchi says this idol was of the form of a goat.

the Avites.

24; Ezr 4:9

Nibhaz.Supposed to be the same as the Anubis of the Egyptians; and was in form partly a dog and partly a man.

burnt their children.

17; Le 18:21; De 12:28,31

made unto themselves.

1Ki 12:31; 13:33

the houses.

29; 23:19; 1Ki 13:31

They feared.

41; 1Ki 18:21; Ho 10:2; Zep 1:5; Mt 6:24; Lu 16:13

whom they carried, etc. or, who carried them away fromthence. The new inhabitants of the land imitated the idolatrous Israelites, by associating their idols with Jehovah, as the objects of worship. The remainder, however, of the verses seem to relate to the Israelites after they were carried captive. They still persevered in idolatry and disobedience; and not being purified, were left to be consumed in the furnace. It is said that the Israelites "did not fear the Lord," yet the heathens, who followed their example, are said "to have feared the Lord." The Israelites did not so much as fear the wrath of Almighty God; but, on the other hand, the poor pagans feared the power of his wrath, and to avert it paid some ignorant worship, according to the wretched instructions given them. As this was an external acknowledgement of his power and Godhead, and a homage paid to him,he was pleased in consequence to withdraw his judgements from them.--SCOTT

fear not.

25,27,28,33

whom he named Israel.

Ge 32:28; 33:20; 35:10; 1Ki 11:31; 18:11; Isa 48:1

With whom.

15; Ex 19:5,6; 24:6-8; De 29:10-15; Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:6-13

charged them.

Ex 20:4,5; 34:12-17; De 4:23-27; 13:1-18; Jos 23:7,16

fear other gods.

Jud 6:10; Jer 10:5

a stretched.

Ex 6:6; 9:15; De 5:15; Jer 32:21; Ac 4:30