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
Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:1-41
HOSHEA, AND THE FALL OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOMB.C. 734-7252 Kings 17:1-41"As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon: the water."Hosea 10:7As a matter of convenience, we follow our English Bible in calling the prophet by the name Hosea, and the nineteenth, last, and best king of Israel Hoshea. The names, however, are identical, and mean "Salvation"- the name borne by Joshua also in his earlier days. In the irony of history the name of the last king of Ephraim was thus identical with... read more