2 Kings 17:1
In the twelft yeere of Ahaz King of Iudah began Hoshea the sonne of Elah to reigne in Samaria ouer Israel, and reigned nine yeeres.
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In Context
2And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, but not as the Kinges of Israel, that were before him.
Cross References
2 Kings 16:1The seuenteenth yeere of Pekah the sonne of Remaliah, Ahaz the sonne of Iotham King of Iudah began to reigne.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 17:1
This chapter gives us an account of the captivity of the ten tribes, and so finishes the history of that kingdom, after it had continued about 265 years, from the setting up of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. In it we have, I. A short narrative of this destruction, ver. 1-6 . II. Remarks upon it, and the causes of it, for the justifying of God in it and for warning to others, ver. 7-23 . III. An account of the nations which succeeded them in the possession of their land, and the mongrel religion set up among them, ver.… Read the whole commentary →