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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 17:25

The Lord sent (the) lions. — In the interval between the Assyrian depopulation and the re-peopling of the land, the lions indigenous to the country had multiplied naturally enough. Their ravages were understood by the colonists as a token of the wrath of the local deity on account of their neglect of his worship. The sacred writer endorses this interpretation of the incident, probably remembering Leviticus 26:22. (Comp. Exodus 23:29; Ezekiel 14:15.)

Which slew. — The form of the verb implies a state of things which lasted some time. Literally, and they were killing among them.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Kings 17:25. _THE LORD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM_] The land being deprived of its inhabitants, wild beasts would necessarily increase, even without any supernatural intervention; and this the sup...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The depopulation of the country, insufficiently remedied by the influx of foreigners, had the natural consequence of multiplying the wild beasts and making them bolder. Probably a certain number had a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    7. ASSYRIA CONQUERS ISRAEL AND THE CAPTIVITY CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Hoshea, Israel's last king (2 Kings 17:1)_ 2. Shalmaneser imprisons Hoshea (2 Kings 17:3) 3. Israel carried into captivity (2 Kings 17:...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS. This is a somewhat mixed account. 2 Kings 17:24 describes the settlement of the land with captives from other parts of the Assyrian empire, and the sending of a priest to...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LIONS. For lions in Palestine see note on 1 Kings 13:24. SLEW. kept on slaying. Omit "some"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the Lord sent lions among them, which slew_[R.V. KILLED] some _of them_ The word rendered -slew" is not the same here as that in the next verse. This statement must be considered as the thought of th...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEREFORE THE LORD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM— Josephus, in this part of the history, varies from the sacred text. For, instead of the increase of _lions_ which destroyed the people, he tells us that they...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. THE REPOPULATION OF SAMARIA 17:24-41 TRANSLATION (24) And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria in...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND SO IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR DWELLING THERE, THAT THEY FEARED NOT THE LORD: THEREFORE THE LORD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM, WHICH SLEW SOME OF THEM._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FALL OF SAMARIA This chapter relates the reign of Hoshea. He intrigued with Egypt and rebelled against Assyria; and Samaria, in consequence, was taken and its people carried into captivity, their...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    LIONS] These, which were common in the Jordan valley, would multiply in consequence of the depopulation of the country....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 17 HOSHEA’S RULE AS THE LAST KING OF *ISRAEL V1 Hoshea, son of Elah, became king of *Israel. He did so in the 12th ye...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֗י בִּ תְחִלַּת֙ שִׁבְתָּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם לֹ֥א

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    HOSHEA, AND THE FALL OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM B.C. 734-725 2 Kings 17:1 "As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon: the water." Hosea 10:7 As a matter of convenience, we follow our Engli...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE END OF STIFF-NECKED DISOBEDIENCE 2 Kings 17:13 There are three leading counts in this terrible indictment against Judah and Israel: (1) idolatry; (2) the ignoring of the Law; and (3) disregard of...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    While Ahaz occupied the throne of Judah, Hoshea, by the murder of Pekah, succeeded to the throne of Israel. His reign, too, was evil, although he did not descend to the depths of some of those who had...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they (o) feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them. (o) That is, they served him not: t...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Lions. The Samaritan Chronicle says the fruits, though beautiful to the eye, were of a poisonous quality; and Josephus, as usual, ([Antiquities?] ix. 14.) alters the text, saying that the people were...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    See, Reader! the awful desolation of Samaria! Israel would not love her one true and most gracious God, and a God in covenant with her; therefore she shall here set up a multitude of dunghill gods, as...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings 13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND SO IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR DWELLING THERE, THAT THEY FEARED NOT THE LORD,.... Did not serve him in any manner, but their idols only, which they brought with them; whereas it was usual wit...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them. Ver. 25. _That they feared not the Lord...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And so it was that they feared not the Lord_ They did not acknowledge nor worship the true God in any sort. _Therefore the Lord sent lions among them_ For their gross neglect and contempt of God, whi...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Hoshea his wicked reigne. 3 Being subdued by Shalmaneser, hee conspireth against him with So King of Egypt. 5 Samaria for their sinnes, is captiuated. 24 The strange nations, which were transplan...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there that they feared not the Lord, there was no worship of Jehovah in the land; THEREFORE THE LORD SENT LIONS AMONG THEM, which had had a chance to m...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    HOSHEA REIGNING IN ISRAEL (vv.1-4) Hoshea had conspired against and killed Pekah (ch.15:30), so that Hoshea began to reign over Israel in the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah. He reigned only nin...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    24-41 The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel. But such will form unworthy t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEY FEARED NOT THE LORD; they did not acknowledge nor worship God in any sort. THEREFORE; for this gross neglect and contempt of God, which was contrary to the principles and practices of the heathen...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 17:25 beginning H8462 dwelling H3427 (H8800) fear H3372 (H8804) LORD H3068 LORD H3068 sent H7971 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE AFTERMATH OF THE FINAL ISRAELITE EXILE (2 KINGS 17:24). We have become used to talking about The Exile, meaning the exile resulting from the last days of Jerusalem, but in fact Israel suffered man...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    2 Kings 17:23. _So was Israel carried away out of their own hand to Assyria this day. And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava and from Hamath, and from Sepharva...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Reign of Hoshea in Israel. Israel becomes tributary to Assyrians. The sins of Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Hoshea, Shalmaneser, So. CONCLUSION: Those who forget God may themselves expect to be...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 17:1. _The twelfth year of Ahaz._ Hoshea did not get confirmed in the kingdom of nine years, for in 2 Kings 15:30 it is said that he began to reign the twentieth year of Jotham. Either there i...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 17:24. KING OF ASSYRIA BROUGHT MEN FROM BABYLON, &c.—Had the land been depopulated there would have seemed promise of the exiles’ return; but under the royal d...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 17:9. CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID SECRETLY THINGS NOT RIGHT AGAINST THE LORD—The word חפא has been rendered variously, as _secret blasphemy, acts of treachery, diss...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 13:24; 1 Kings 20:36; 2 Kings 17:28; 2 Kings 17:32; 2

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Therefore — For their gross neglect, and contempt of God, which was contrary to the principles and practices of the Heathens, who used to worship the gods of the nations where they lived, and gave tha...

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