John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:15
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers ,.... At Sinai and Horeb, see Exodus 24:8 , and his testimonies which he testified against them ; calling heaven and earth to witness what he would do to them if they broke his laws, Deuteronomy 4:26 , and which were so many testifications of his mind and will what they should do, or otherwise what should be done to them; Ben Gersom also interprets this of the feasts of the passover and tabernacles,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 17:7-23
Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon by our historian, and the reasons of it assigned, not taken from the second causes?the weakness of Israel, their impolitic management, and the strength and growing greatness of the Assyrian monarch (these things are overlooked)--but only from the First Cause. Observe, 1. It was the Lord that removed Israel out of his sight; whoever were the instruments, he was the... read more