2 Kings 17:20-22

New Century Version

²⁰ so the Lord rejected all the people of Israel. He punished them and let others destroy them; he threw them out of his presence. ²¹ When the Lord separated them from the family of David, the Israelites made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king. Jeroboam led the Israelites away from the Lord and led them to sin greatly. ²² So they continued to do all the sins Jeroboam did. They did not stop doing these sins