2 Kings 17:5-23
World English Bible
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 and walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made. 9 The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against Yahweh their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; 10 and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill, and under every green tree; 11 and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger; 12 and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” 13 Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.” 14 Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who didn’t believe in Yahweh their God. 15 They rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom Yahweh had commanded them that they should not do like them. 16 They abandoned all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made molten images for themselves, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served Baal. 17 They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah didn’t keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. 20 Yahweh rejected all the offspring of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hands of raiders, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin. 22 The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them 23 until Yahweh removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.
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2 Kings 17:5-23
Christian Standard Bible
5 The king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.(A)
The Fall of Samaria
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea,(B) the king of Assyria captured Samaria. He deported(C) the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, along the Habor (Gozan’s river), and in the cities of the Medes.(D)
Why Israel Fell
7 This disaster happened because the people of Israel sinned against the Lord their God who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt(E) and because they worshiped[a] other gods.(F) 8 They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites(G) and according to what the kings of Israel did.(H) 9 The Israelites secretly did things[b] against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower(I) to fortified city. 10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars(J) and Asherah poles(K) on every high hill and under every green tree.(L) 11 They burned incense there on all the high places just like the nations that the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did evil things, angering the Lord. 12 They served idols, although the Lord had told them, “You must not do this.”(M) 13 Still, the Lord warned(N) Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.”(O)
14 But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like[c] their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.(P) 15 They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors(Q) and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves,(R) following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.(S)
16 They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images(T) for themselves, two calves, and an Asherah pole.(U) They bowed in worship to all the stars in the sky(V) and served Baal.(W) 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire[d](X) and practiced divination and interpreted omens.(Y) They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight and angered him.(Z)
18 Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, and he removed them from his presence.(AA) Only the tribe of Judah remained.(AB) 19 Even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God(AC) but lived according to the customs Israel had practiced.(AD) 20 So the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, punished them, and handed them over to plunderers until he had banished them from his presence.(AE)
Summary of Israel’s History
21 When the Lord tore(AF) Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king.(AG) Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit grave sin. 22 The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam committed and did not turn away from them.(AH) 23 Finally, the Lord removed Israel from his presence just as he had declared through all his servants the prophets. So Israel has been exiled to Assyria from their homeland to this very day.(AI)
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