2 Kings 17:6-24

2 Kings 17:6-24

[6] In the ninth  year  of Hoshea  the king  of Assyria  took  Samaria,  Israel  away  into Assyria,  and placed  them in Halah  and in Habor  by the river  of Gozan,  and in the cities  of the Medes.  [7] For so it was, that the children  of Israel  had sinned  against the LORD  their God,  which had brought them up  out of the land  of Egypt,  from under the hand  of Pharaoh  king  of Egypt,  and had feared  other  gods,  [8] in the statutes  of the heathen,  whom the LORD  cast out  from before  the children  of Israel,  and of the kings  of Israel,  which they had made.  [9] And the children  of Israel  did secretly  those things  that were not right against the LORD  their God,  and they built  them high places  in all their cities,  from the tower  of the watchmen  to the fenced  city.  [10] And they set them up  images  and groves  in every high  hill,  and under every green  tree:  [11] And there they burnt incense  in all the high places,  as did the heathen  whom the LORD  carried away  before  them; and wrought  wicked  things  to provoke the LORD  to anger:  [12] For they served  idols,  whereof the LORD  had said  unto them, Ye shall not do  this thing.  [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.  [14] Notwithstanding they would not hear,  but hardened  their necks,  of their fathers,  that did not believe  in the LORD  their God.  [15] And they rejected  his statutes,  and his covenant  that he made  with their fathers,  and his testimonies  which he testified  vanity,  and became vain,  and went after  the heathen  that were round about  them, concerning whom the LORD  had charged  them, that they should not do  like them. [16] And they left  all the commandments  of the LORD  their God,  and made  them molten images,  even two  calves,  and made  a grove,  and worshipped  all the host  of heaven,  and served  Baal.  [17] And they caused their sons  and their daughters  to pass  through the fire,  and used  divination  and enchantments,  and sold  themselves to do  evil  in the sight  of the LORD,  to provoke him to anger.  [18] Therefore the LORD  was very  angry  with Israel,  and removed  them out of his sight:  there was none left  but the tribe  of Judah  [19] Also Judah  kept  not the commandments  of the LORD  their God,  in the statutes  of Israel  which they made.  [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.  [21] For he rent  Israel  from the house  of David;  and they made Jeroboam  the son  of Nebat  king:  and Jeroboam  Israel  from following  the LORD,  and made them sin  a great  sin.  [22] For the children  of Israel  in all the sins  of Jeroboam  which he did;  they departed  [23] 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.  [24] And the king  of Assyria  brought  men from Babylon,  and from Cuthah,  and from Ava,  and from Hamath,  and from Sepharvaim,  and placed  them in the cities  of Samaria  instead of the children  of Israel:  and they possessed  Samaria,  and dwelt  in the cities