II Kings 17:20
The Scripture
(20) And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Because of Israel's persistent idolatry and refusal to heed the prophets, the LORD allowed Shalmaneser king of Assyria to conquer Samaria and carry Israel away into captivity. The Assyrians then resettled the land with foreign peoples who adopted a mixed worship of the LORD alongside their own idols.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Kings 17:15I Samuel 15:23I Samuel 15:26I Samuel 16:1Jeremiah 6:30Romans 11:1Romans 11:2I Chronicles 16:13Nehemiah 9:2Isaiah 45:25Jeremiah 31:36Jeremiah 31:37
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