2 Kings 17:34

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
day	הַיּ֤וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
do	עֹשִׂ֔ים 'o.Sim	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
former	הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים ha.ri.sho.Nim	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine plural absolute
manners	כַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים ka.mish.pa.Tim	H4941	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fear	יְרֵאִים֙ ye.re.'Im	H3373	fearing · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
do	עֹשִׂ֗ים 'o.Sim	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
statutes	כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ ke.chu.ko.Tam	H2708	an enactment · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
ordinances	וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם u.khe.mish.pa.Tam	H4941	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
law	וְכַתּוֹרָ֣ה ve.kha.to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
commandment	וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה ve.kha.mitz.Vah	H4687	a command · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֤ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
named	שָׂ֥ם sam	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Genesis 32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis 35:10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name…
1 Kings 18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Isra…
2 Kings 17:25 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…
2 Kings 17:27-28 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, a…
2 Kings 17:33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
Isaiah 48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the na…
Genesis 33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 17:24–end

Never was land lost, we say, for want of an heir. When the children of Israel were dispossessed, and turned out of Canaan, the king of Assyria soon transplanted thither the supernumeraries of his own country, such as it could well spare, who should be servants to him and masters to the Israelites that remained; and here we have an account of these new inhabitants, whose story is related here that we may take our leave of Samaria, as also of the Israelites that were carried captive into Assyria. I. Concerning the Assyrians that were brought into the land of Israel we are here told, 1. That they possessed Samaria and dwelt in the cities thereof, Kg2 17:24. It is common for lands to change thei…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 17:34

Unto this day--the time of the Babylonian exile, when this book was composed. Their religion was a strange medley or compound of the service of God and the service of idols. Such was the first settlement of the people, afterwards called Samaritans, who were sent from Assyria to colonize the land, when the kingdom of Israel, after having continued three hundred fifty-six years, was overthrown. Next: 2 Kings Chapter 18

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 17:33

They feared the Lord, and served their own gods - They did not relinquish their own idolatry but incorporated the worship of the true God with that of their idols. They were afraid of Jehovah, who had sent lions among them; and therefore they offered him a sort of worship that he might not thus afflict them: but they served other gods, devoted themselves affectionately to them, because their worship was such as gratified their grossest passions, and most sinful propensities.

John Gill on 2 Kings 17:34

Unto this day they do after the former manners,.... Which may be understood either of the new colonies in Samaria doing after the former customs in their own land, or after the customs of the idolatrous Israelites; or of the Israelites in captivity continuing in their idolatry, not being in the least reformed by their troubles; or of such of them as were left in the land, who repented not of their idolatries, nor reformed from them: they fear not the Lord; did not worship him, at least not alone, and much less in a spiritual manner, with reverence and godly fear: neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the c…

Dictionary and topics

Israel · 1. A name given to Jacob — 1. A name given to Jacob
Judgments · .Into the hands of the Assyrians — .Into the hands of the Assyrians
Samaria · of Assyria — of Assyria

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 17:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 17:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 17:34

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 17:33

John Gill on 2 Kings 17:34

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 17:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 17:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 17:34

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 17:33

John Gill on 2 Kings 17:34

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 17:24–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 17:32-34

Rashi on 2 Kings 17:34