New International Version until the LORD removed them from his presence, as he had warned through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken from their homeland into exile in Assyria, and they are still there. New Living Translation until the LORD finally swept them away from his presence, just as all his prophets had warned. So Israel was exiled from their land to Assyria, where they remain to this day. English Standard Version until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day. Berean Standard Bible Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. Berean Literal Bible until that YHWH turned aside Israel from His presence, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, to this day. King James Bible Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. New King James Version until the LORD removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day. New American Standard Bible until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, just as He had spoken through all His servants the prophets. So Israel went into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. NASB 1995 until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. NASB 1977 until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. Legacy Standard Bible until Yahweh caused Israel to depart from His presence, as He spoke through all His slaves the prophets. So Israel went into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. Amplified Bible until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, just as He had foretold through all His servants the prophets. So Israel went into exile from their own land to Assyria to this day [the date of this writing]. Berean Annotated Bible Finally, the LORD {YHWH} removed Israel (he wrestles with God) from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria (a step), where they are to this day. Christian Standard Bible Finally, the LORD removed Israel from his presence just as he had declared through all his servants the prophets. So Israel has been exiled to Assyria from their homeland to this very day. Holman Christian Standard Bible Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence just as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel has been exiled to Assyria from their homeland until today. American Standard Version until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. Contemporary English Version until the LORD got rid of them, just as he had warned his servants the prophets. That's why the people of Israel were taken away as prisoners to Assyria, and that's where they remained. English Revised Version until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by the hand of all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day. GOD'S WORD® Translation Finally, the LORD turned away from Israel as he had said he would through all his servants, the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken from their land to Assyria as captives, and they are still there today. Good News Translation until at last the LORD banished them from his sight, as he had warned through his servants the prophets that he would do. So the people of Israel were taken into exile to Assyria, where they still live. International Standard Version until the LORD removed Israel from his presence, just as he had warned through all of his prophets who served him. So Israel was carried off into exile from their own land into Assyria, where they remain to this day. NET Bible Finally the LORD rejected Israel just as he had warned he would do through all his servants the prophets. Israel was deported from its land to Assyria and remains there to this very day. New Heart English Bible until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he spoke by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day. Webster's Bible Translation Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleFinally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. World English Bible until Yahweh removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionuntil YHWH has turned Israel aside from His presence, as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets, and Israel is removed from off its land to Asshur, to this day. Berean Literal Bible until that YHWH turned aside Israel from His presence, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, to this day. Young's Literal Translation till that Jehovah hath turned Israel aside from His presence, as He spake by the hand of all His servants the prophets, and Israel is removed from off its land to Asshur, unto this day. Smith's Literal Translation Till Jehovah removed Israel from his face, as he spake by the hand of all his servants the prophets. And he will carry Israel into exile from his land to Assur, even to this day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTill the Lord removed Israel from his face, as he had spoken in the hand of all his servants the prophets: and Israel was carried away out of their land to Assyria, unto this day. Catholic Public Domain Version even when the Lord carried away Israel from his face, just as he had said by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their land into Assyria, even to this day. New American Bible Finally, the LORD removed Israel from his presence, just as he had declared through all his servants, the prophets. Thus Israel went into exile from their native soil to Assyria until this very day. New Revised Standard Version until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had foretold through all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleUntil the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had declared by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their land to Assyria, where they are to this day. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Until LORD JEHOVAH removed Israel from before him, as LORD JEHOVAH had said by the agency of all the Prophets, and he led the children of Israel captive from their land to Assyria until today. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917until the LORD removed Israel out of His sight, as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day. Brenton Septuagint Translation until the Lord removed Israel from his presence, as the Lord spoke by all his servants the prophets; and Israel was removed from off their land to the Assyrians until this day. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry…22The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. 23Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. Cross References Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, 1 Kings 14:15 For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger. Deuteronomy 29:28 The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’ Leviticus 26:33 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. Jeremiah 25:4 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. Jeremiah 7:25-26 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, 2 Kings 18:11 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria. Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. where they are to this day. Hosea 8:8 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel. Hosea 9:17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Deuteronomy 4:27-28 Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you. / And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 2 Kings 18:9-10 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. 2 Kings 17:18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, 2 Kings 17:20 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. Treasury of Scripture Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day. the Lord 2 Kings 17:18,20 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only… as he had said 2 Kings 17:13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 1 Kings 13:2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee. 1 Kings 14:16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. So was Israel 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 2 Kings 18:11,12 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: … Jump to Previous Assyria Carried Exile Exiled Face Hand Homeland Israel Presence Prophets Removed Servants Sight Turned WarnedJump to Next Assyria Carried Exile Exiled Face Hand Homeland Israel Presence Prophets Removed Servants Sight Turned Warned2 Kings 17 1. Hoshea the Last King of Israel3. Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt 5. Samaria for sinning is led into captivity 24. The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions. Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, After generations of idolatry, injustice, and rejection of God’s commands, the northern kingdom came under His judgment. The loss of His presence meant the loss of the protection and blessing Israel had enjoyed in the land He gave them. 1Ki 14:15 For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken… as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. God had repeatedly sent prophets, including Amos and Hosea, to warn Israel that continued rebellion would bring destruction and exile. Their words were fulfilled because Israel refused to repent. Jer 25:4 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you… So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, In 722 BC, Assyria conquered Samaria and deported many Israelites, ending the northern kingdom. The exile carried out the covenant judgment God had warned of for persistent disobedience. 2Ki 18:11 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites… where they are to this day. From the standpoint of the writer, the deported Israelites remained dispersed in Assyrian territory, and the northern tribes did not return as a restored kingdom. Hos 8:8 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations… Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who is just and righteous, executing judgment as He had warned through His prophets. 2. Israel The Northern Kingdom, consisting of ten tribes, which fell into idolatry and disobedience against God’s commands. 3. The Prophets God's messengers who warned Israel of the consequences of their disobedience, including figures like Elijah, Elisha, Amos, and Hosea. 4. Assyria The powerful empire that conquered Israel and took the people into exile, fulfilling God's judgment. 5. Exile The event where the Israelites were removed from their land as a consequence of their persistent sin and rebellion against God. Teaching Points The Seriousness of SinSin has real consequences, and persistent disobedience leads to separation from God. We must take sin seriously and seek repentance. The Faithfulness of God’s Word God’s warnings through His prophets were fulfilled. His Word is trustworthy and true, and we should heed His instructions and warnings. The Importance of Obedience Obedience to God is crucial for maintaining a relationship with Him. We should strive to live according to His commands and seek His guidance in all aspects of life. The Role of Prophets and Scripture God uses His Word and His messengers to guide and correct us. We should be attentive to the teachings of Scripture and the counsel of godly leaders. Hope in Restoration While this passage speaks of judgment, the broader biblical account includes God’s promise of restoration for those who return to Him. We can find hope in God’s mercy and grace. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 2 Kings 17:23?2. How does 2 Kings 17:23 illustrate the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God? 3. What role did prophets play in warning Israel, according to 2 Kings 17:23? 4. How can we apply the lessons from Israel's exile to our spiritual lives? 5. What scriptural connections exist between 2 Kings 17:23 and God's covenant promises? 6. How can we ensure our actions align with God's will to avoid exile? 7. Why did God allow Israel to be exiled in 2 Kings 17:23? 8. How does 2 Kings 17:23 reflect God's covenant with Israel? 9. What historical evidence supports the exile described in 2 Kings 17:23? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 17? (23) By all his servants the prophets.--Comp. Hosea 1:6; Hosea 9:16; Amos 3:11-12; Amos 5:27; Isaiah 28:1-4. So was Israel carried away.--That the land was not entirely depopulated appears from such passages as 2Chronicles 30:1; 2Chronicles 34:9. But henceforth "the distinctive character of the nation was lost; such Hebrews as remained in their old land became mixed with their heathen neighbours. When Josiah destroyed the ancient high places of the northern kingdom he slew their priests, whereas the priests of Judaean sanctuaries were provided for at Jerusalem. It is plain from this that he regarded the worship of the northern sanctuaries as purely heathenish (comp. 2Kings 23:20 with 2Kings 17:5), and it was only in much later times that the mixed population of Samaria became possessed of the Pentateuch, and set up a worship on Mount Gerizim, in imitation of the ritual of the second Temple. We have no reason to think that the captive Ephraimites were more able to retain their distinctive character than their brethren who remained in Palestine. The problem of the lost tribes, which has so much attraction for some speculators, is a purely fanciful one. The people whom Hosea and Amos describe were not fitted to maintain themselves apart from the heathen among whom they dwelt. Scattered among strange nations, they accepted the service of strange gods (Deuteronomy 28:64), and, losing their distinctive religion, lost also their distinctive existence." (Robertson Smith.) . . . Verse 23. - Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight (see the comment on ver. 18) as he had said by all his servants the prophets. The destruction of the kingdom of Israel had been distinctly prophesied by Ahijah the Shilonite (1 Kings 14:15, 16), Hosea (Hosea 1:4; 9:3, 17), and Amos (Amos 7:17). General warnings and denunciations had been given by Moses (Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:26, 27; Deuteronomy 28:36, etc.), by Isaiah (Isaiah 7:8; Isaiah 28:1-4), and probably by the entire series of prophets enumerated in the comment on ver. 13. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day; i.e. up to the time that the Second Book of Kings was written, about B.C. 580-560, the Israelites remained within the limits of the country to which they were carried by the conqueror. Not long after this time, about B.C. 538, a considerable number returned with Zerubbabel to Palestine, and others with Ezra (see Ezra 2:70; Ezra 3:1; Ezra 6:16, 17; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 8:35-1 Chronicles 9:2, 3; Zechariah 8:13). What became of the rest has been a fertile subject of speculation. Probably the more religions united with the Jewish communities, which were gradually formed in almost all the cities of the East; while the irreligious laid aside their peculiar customs, and became blended indistinguishably with the heathen. 'There is no ground for expecting to find the "ten tribes" anywhere at the present day. 2 Kings 17:23 records the climactic moment when God’s long-sounded warnings became reality. After centuries of idolatry, the northern kingdom is banished from God’s presence, exactly as the prophets had said. The exile to Assyria proves God’s faithfulness to His covenant—His blessings and His judgments alike are certain. The verse stands as both a sober reminder of the cost of persistent disobedience and a testament to the reliability of every word the Lord speaks.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Finally,עַ֠ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel removed הֵסִ֨יר (hê·sîr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against His presence, פָּנָ֔יו (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face as כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He had declared דִּבֶּ֔ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue through בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every His servants עֲבָדָ֣יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant the prophets. הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet So Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc was exiled וַיִּ֨גֶל (way·yi·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal from מֵעַ֤ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their homeland אַדְמָתוֹ֙ (’aḏ·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land into Assyria, אַשּׁ֔וּרָה (’aš·šū·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur [where they are] to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that day. הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Additonal Resources 2 Kings 17:23 Blue Letter Bible2 Kings 17:23 Bible Gateway 2 Kings 17:23 Bible.com 2 Kings 17:23 NIV |
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