Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 17:5-12
5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804invadedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,marched upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927to Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696itעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921for threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
6In the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853capturedלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and carried awayוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,where he settledוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבvai.Yo.shevH3427themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477,in Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470by the Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249Riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104,and in the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ פma.DaiH4074.
7All this happenedוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who had broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֤הha.ma.'a.LehH5927themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from underמִתַּ֕חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַ֖דyadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.They had worshipedוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430
8and walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in the customsבְּחֻקּ֣וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had driven outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478,as well as in the practicesאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834introducedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213by the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
9The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל דְּבָרִים֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'El de.va.RimH1121H3478H1697secretly didוַיְחַפְּא֣וּvay.cha.pe.'UH2644things againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808rightכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.From watchtowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖יםmi.mig.Dal notz.RimH4026H5341toעַד־'ad-H5704fortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃miv.TzarH4013cityעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,they builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129high placesבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their citiesעִ֥יר'irH5892.
10They set upוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324for themselves sacredpillarsמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676and Asherah polesוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842onעַ֚ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.
11They burned incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּ־ שָׁם֙vay.ka.te.ru- shamH6999H8033on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the high placesבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116like the nationsכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had driven outהֶגְלָ֥הheg.LahH1540before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440.They didוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213wickedרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697,provokingלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707אֶת־'et-H853the LORD to angerיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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