John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:16
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God ,.... Which their idolatry led them to; and indeed he that offends in one point is guilty of them all, James 2:10 . and made them molten images, even two calves ; which they set up at Dan and Bethel, in the times of their first king Jeroboam, 1 Kings 13:28 . and made a grove ; as Ahab, another of their kings, did, 1 Kings 16:33 . and worshipped all the host of heaven : not the angels, sometimes so called, but,... 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