2 Kings 17:21-23

New International Reader's Version

²¹ The Lord took control of Israel away from the royal house of David. The Israelites made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, their king. Jeroboam tried to get Israel to stop following the Lord. He caused them to commit a terrible sin. ²² The Israelites were stubborn. They continued to commit all the sins Jeroboam had committed. They didn’t turn away from them. ²³ So the Lord removed them from his land. That’s what he had warned them he would do. He had given that warning through all his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken away from their country. They were forced to go to Assyria. And that’s where they still are.