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2 Kings 17:2 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 17 · verse 2
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.2 Kings 17:2 · King James Version
2 Kings 17:2 in context
1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We have here the reign and ruin of Hoshea, the last of the kings of Israel, concerning whom observe, I. That, though he forced his way to the crown by treason and murder (as we read Kg2 15:30), yet he gained not the possession of it till seven or eight years after;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6