God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 17:1
1In Ahaz’s twelfth year as king of Judah, Hoshea, son of Elah, began to rule as king of Israel in Samaria. He ruled for nine years.
2 Kings 17:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
- New International Version (NIV)In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years.
Context of 2 Kings 17:1
In Ahaz’s twelfth year as king of Judah, Hoshea, son of Elah, began to rule as king of Israel in Samaria. He ruled for nine years. 2He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn’t do what the kings of Israel before him had done. 3King Shalmaneser of Assyria defeated Hoshea, who became his servant and was required to make annual payments to him.
Read all of 2 Kings 172 Kings 17:1 word by word
בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לְאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֧ה בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תֵּ֥שַׁע שָׁנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In the twelfthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- In the twelfthשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- began Hosheaהוֹשֵׁעַhôshêa‛ · HosheaH1954
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Elahאֵלָה'êlâh · ElahH425
- to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- in Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
- over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:1
- 2 Kings 15:30Hoshea, son of Elah, plotted against Pekah, son of Remaliah. Hoshea attacked him and killed him. Hoshea began to rule as king in his place in the twentieth year that Azariah, son of Jotham, was king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 18:9In Hezekiah’s fourth year as king (which was the seventh year in the reign of King Hoshea, son of Elah of Israel) King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked Samaria, blockaded it,
Commentaries on 2 Kings 17:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the twelfth year - Compare 2 Kings 15:30 note. The history of the kingdom of Israel is in this chapter brought to a close.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Reign of Hoshea in Israel, The israelites carried captives by the Assyrians. (1-6) Captivity of the Israelites. (7-23) The nations placed in the land of Israel. (24-41) Verses 1-6 When the measure of sin is filled up, the Lord will forbear no longer. The inhabitants of Samaria must have endured great affliction. Some of the poor Israelites were left in the land. Those who were carried captives to a great distance, were mostly lost among the nations.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Hoshea began to rule over Israel in 732 BC. Hosea's reign is noted as starting in the twentieth year of Jotham (2 Kings 15:30) and during the twelfth year of King Ahaz's rule in Judah. Ahaz likely co-ruled with Jotham from around 743 BC, when he was twelve, but his official reign started in 731 BC (2 Kings 16:2). Therefore, the references to Ahaz's reign align.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Ki 17:1-6. Hoshea's Wicked Reign. 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, began Hoshea ... to reign--The statement in 2Ki 15:30 may be reconciled with the present passage in the following manner: Hoshea conspired against Pekah in the twentieth year of the latter, which was the eighteenth of Jotham's reign. It was two years before Hoshea was acknowledged king of Israel, that is, in the fourth of Ahaz, and twentieth of Jotham. In the twelfth year of…Read the comment
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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
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