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2 Kings 17:23-41
23Until theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of hissightפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, as he hadsaidדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030. So wasIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedawayוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540out of their ownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
24And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935men fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894, and fromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575, and fromAvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755, and fromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574, and fromSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617, andplacedוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427them in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111instead of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theypossessedוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in itscitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.
25And so it was at thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462of theirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there, that theyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372not theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, whichslewהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026some of them.
26Therefore theyspokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471which thou hastremovedהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540, andplacedוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore he hathsentוַיְשַׁלַּח־vay.sha.lach-H7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, and, behold, theyslayמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191them, because theyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045not themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
27Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,TakeH3212thereoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whom yebroughtהִגְלִיתֶ֣םhig.li.TemH1540from there; and let themgoH3212anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there, and let himteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
28Thenoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whom they had carriedawayהִגְלוּ֙hig.LuH1540fromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inBethelH1008, andtaughtמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384them how they shouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
29Yet everynationH1471madeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430of their own, andputH3240them in thehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which theSamaritansהַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔יםha.Sho.me.ro.NimH8118hadmadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213, everynationH1471in theircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892in which theydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.
30And themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213SuccothbenothH5524, and themenוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582ofCuthכ֔וּתKhutH3575madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Nergalנֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalH5370, and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Ashimaאֲשִׁימָֽא׃'a.shi.Ma'H807,
31And theAvitesH5757madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Nibhazנִבְחַ֖זniv.ChazH5026andTartakתַּרְתָּ֑קtar.TakH8662, and theSepharvitesוְהַסְפַרְוִ֗יםve.has.far.VimH5616burntשֹׂרְפִ֤יםso.re.FimH8313theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784toAdrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andAnammelechוַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְva.'a.na.Me.lekhH6048, thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.ahH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.
32So theyfearedיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to themselves of thelowestמִקְצוֹתָם֙mik.tzo.TamH7098of thempriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116, whosacrificedעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213for them in thehousesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the highplacesהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116.
34To thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theydoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213after theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223mannersכַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםka.mish.pa.TimH4941: theyfearיְרֵאִים֙ye.re.'ImH3373not theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, neitherdoעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213they after theirstatutesכְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ke.chu.ko.TamH2708, or after theirordinancesוּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םu.khe.mish.pa.TamH4941, or after thelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451andcommandmentוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, whom henamedשָׂ֥ם שְׁמ֖וֹsam she.MoH7760H8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
35With whom theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hadmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shall notfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, norbowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves to them, norserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them, norsacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076to them:
36But theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, who broughtyouהֶעֱלָ֨הhe.'e.LahH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֧חַbe.Kho.achH3581and anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, him shall yefearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372, and him shall yeworshipתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812, and to him shall yesacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076.
37And thestatutesהַחֻקִּ֨יםha.chu.KimH2706, and theordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941, and thelawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451, and thecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687, which hewroteכָּתַ֣בka.TavH3789for you, ye shallobserveתִּשְׁמְר֥וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213forevermoreהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117; and ye shall notfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.
41So thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedיְרֵאִים֙ye.re.'ImH3373theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andservedעֹֽבְדִ֑ים'oe.DimH5647their gravenimagesפְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖םpe.si.lei.HemH6456, both theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֣ם׀be.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildren’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיהֶ֗םve.nei.HemH1121: asdidעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213theirfathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1, sodoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213they to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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