17:7 For [so] it was, that the children of Israel had {d} sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,(d) He sets forth at length the cause of this great plague and perpetual captivity, to admonish all people, and nations to cleave to the Lord God, and worship only him for fear of similar judgment. read more
HOSHEA REIGNING IN ISRAEL (vv.1-4) Hoshea had conspired against and killed Pekah (ch.15:30), so that Hoshea began to reign over Israel in the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah. He reigned only nine years. In common with previous kings of Israel, he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but did not sink to the same wicked level as others had (v.2). At this time Assyria was becoming more and more aggressive and Hoshea found it necessary to submit to the king of Assyria by paying him tribute... read more
THE ASSYRIAN CAPTIVITY AZARIAH OF JUDAH (2 Kings 15:1-7 ) This king is called Uzziah in 2 Kings 15:13 ; 2 Kings 2:0 Kings 15 :2 Kings 15:30 , and in 2 Chronicles 26:0 . Read the last-named chapter for an enlargement of his history and an explanation of certain features not given here. Note his long reign, his generally good character, the cause of his failure, and the circumstance that his son reigned with him jointly for a short period. ISRAEL’S NEW ENEMY (2 Kings 15:8-31 ) Zachariah is... read more
2 Kings 17:0 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 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. 3. ¶ Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave [rendered] him presents [or, tribute]. 4. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought... read more
Though the Lord is not accountable to any of his creatures for what he doth; yet is he graciously pleased to manifest the equity of his dealings, and to prove, even to the conviction of the sinner himself, that the Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. He appeals, by his servants the prophets, to the minds of men, in proof of this. It was not the king of Assyria that could have ruined Israel, had not the Lord commissioned him. The Assyrian (as Isaiah saith) was the rod... read more
7-23 Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Isaiah 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the world is, the secret sins, evil thoughts, desires, and purposes of... read more
The End of Israel as a Nation v. 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, began Hoshea, the son of Elah, after some eight years of a state bordering on anarchy, to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. v. 2. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, since Jeroboam's calf-worship was not abolished under him, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him, he was not their equal in idolatrous practices. v. 3. Against him came up Shalmaneser, king of Assyria; and... read more
C.—The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel, under Hoshea2 Kings 17:1-411In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began [omit began] Hoshea the son of Elah [became king] to reign [omit 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 4[tribute] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in... read more
2 Kings A KINGDOM’S EPITAPH 2Ki_17:6 - 2Ki_17:18 . The brevity of the account of the fall of Samaria in 2Ki_17:6 contrasts with the long enumeration of the sins which caused it, in the rest of this passage. Modern critics assume that 2Ki_17:7 - 2Ki_17:23 are ‘an interpolation by the Deuteronomic writer,’ apparently for no reason but because they trace Israel’s fall to its cause in idolatry. But surely the bare notice in 2Ki_17:6 , immediately followed by 2Ki_17:24 , cannot have been all... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 17:1-41
7. Assyria Conquers Israel and the Captivity CHAPTER 17 1. Hoshea, Israel’s last king (2 Kings 17:1-2 ) 2. Shalmaneser imprisons Hoshea (2 Kings 17:3-4 ) 3. Israel carried into captivity (2 Kings 17:5-6 ) 4. Retrospect and Israel’s sins (2 Kings 17:7-23 ) 5. The colonization of Samaria (2 Kings 17:24-41 ) Israel’s last king was Hoshea. His name means “deliverance.” It indicates what might have been had he and the people repented of their sins. The record of his character is brief.... read more