2 Kings 17:12

2 Kings 17:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
• New International Version (NIV)They worshiped idols, though the Lord had said, “You shall not do this.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, "You shall not do this."
• New King James Version (NKJV)for they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”

Context of 2 Kings 17:12

10They put up stone pillars and Asherah poles to worship their gods. They put them on top of all the high hills and under all the big trees. 11At all those places they burned incense to worship their gods, as the nations in Canaan had done. The Lord had chased those nations out of Canaan so that the Israelites could live there. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord very angry. They refused to obey the Lord's command and they worshipped useless idols. 13The Lord had used his prophets and his other servants to warn the people of Israel and Judah. He told them, ‘Stop living in an evil way. Obey my Law, with its commands and its rules. I gave my Law to your ancestors so that they would obey it. I also used my servants, the prophets, to teach it to you.’ 14But the Israelites would not agree to obey God's Law. They were proud and they refused to obey. Like their ancestors, they did not trust in the Lord their God.

2 Kings 17:12 word by word

וַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For they servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• whereof the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Ye shall not doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:12

• Exodus 20:3You must not have any other gods except me.
• Exodus 34:14Do not worship any other god instead of me. I am the Lord and I want you to belong to me alone.
• Leviticus 26:1You must not make idols from stones and worship them. You must not draw things on stones and bend down in front of them. I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 4:19When you look up at the sky, you see the sun, the moon and the stars. They all shine up in the sky. But do not bend down low to them or worship them. They are there because the Lord your God has made them. He has given them to people everywhere in the world.
• Deuteronomy 5:7You must not have any other gods except me.
• Deuteronomy 4:15Remember when the Lord spoke to you at Mount Horeb from the middle of the fire. You did not see him in any shape. So be very careful about everything that you do.
• Deuteronomy 12:4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that those people worship their gods.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-23Verses 7-23 Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Is 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the world is, the secret sins…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13Israel committed many sins, including pagan rituals and practices. Whether done openly or in secret, God knew about them all. Israel's kings often started these practices by building pagan shrines, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles. They copied pagan sacrifices and idol worship (2 Kings 10:29; 15:18, 28; 1 Kings 12:28–33; 15:34; 16:30–33). People from all parts of Israelite society, both royalty and commoners, continued these sins. They ignored warnings…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 17:12

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Judgments
• Rulers

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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