2 Kings 18:12

2 Kings 18:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
• New International Version (NIV)This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord their God, but had violated his covenant—all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. They neither listened to the commands nor carried them out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. They neither listened nor obeyed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them.

Context of 2 Kings 18:12

10At the end of three years they captured it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was captured. 11Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded; they would neither listen nor do it. 13Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and seized them. 14Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong. Withdraw from me; whatever you impose on me I will bear.” So the king of Assyria required of Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

2 Kings 18:12 word by word

עַ֣ל׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

• becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• did not obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• but transgressedעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• His covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• that Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• they would neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Kings 18:12

• 2 Kings 17:7Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and they had feared other gods
• Deuteronomy 8:20Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known.
• Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
• Deuteronomy 31:17Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?’
• Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them.
• Psalms 107:17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
• Isaiah 1:19If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land;
• Jeremiah 3:8And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also.
• Jeremiah 7:23But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’
• Daniel 9:6Moreover, we have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers and all the people of the land.
• Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the Lord, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time Because they have practiced evil deeds.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
• 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
• Numbers 12:7Not so, with My servant Moses, He is faithful in all My household;

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 These verses repeat the account given in the marginal reference. The extreme importance of the event may account for the double insertion.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The descent Sennacherib made upon Judah, was a great calamity to that kingdom, by which God would try the faith of Hezekiah, and chastise the people. The secret dislike, the hypocrisy, and lukewarmness of numbers, require correction; such trials purify the faith and hope of the upright, and bring them to simple dependence on God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The narrator mentions Samaria's fall to show Assyria's dominance at the time. Samaria fell because Hoshea turned away from God. This sets up the story of Hezekiah's strong faith and how God interacted with him (2 Kings 18:19–19:19).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 18:12

• Assyria
• Backsliders
• Captivity
• Hoshea
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• God
• Moses
• Agreement
• Carry
• Hoshea
• Put
• Samaria
• Sargon
• Bible, the
• Captivity

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18

• 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