John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:23
Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight ,.... Suffered them to be carried captive into the land of Assyria: as he had said by all his servants the prophets ; by Hosea, Amos, Micah, and others; see their prophecies, and also 1 Kings 13:32 , so was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day ; the time of the writing this book; nor have they returned unto our days, nearly 2,800 years later. 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