19 Also (A)Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but (B)walked in the [a]customs [b]which Israel had [c]introduced. 20 The Lord rejected all the [d]descendants of Israel and afflicted them and (C)gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them [e]out of His sight.

21 When (D)He had torn Israel from the house of David, (E)they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then (F)Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and made them [f]commit a great sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit statutes
  2. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit of Israel which they
  3. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit made
  4. 2 Kings 17:20 Lit seed
  5. 2 Kings 17:20 Lit from His face
  6. 2 Kings 17:21 Lit sin