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2 Kings 17:21

DavidJeroboamNebat
Sin

19 and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

20 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.

When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.

22 The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.

23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.

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BSB
When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
KJV
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
WEB
For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
ASV
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
DARBY
For Israel had rent [the kingdom] from the house of David; and they had made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam violently turned Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
BLB
For He tore Israel from the house of David, and they made king Jeroboam son of Nebat. And Jeroboam drove away Israel from following YHWH, and he made them sin a great sin.
ÅB
For han hadde revet Israel løs fra Davids hus, og de gjorde Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge; og Jeroboam dro Israel bort fra Herren og forførte dem til stor synd.
OTB
Da han hadde skilt Israel fra Davids hus, gjorde de Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge. Så ledet Jeroboam Israel bort fra å følge Herren og fikk dem til å begå en stor synd.
B1930
For han hadde revet Israel løs fra Davids hus, og de gjorde Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge; og Jeroboam drog Israel bort fra Herren og forførte dem til stor synd.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 11:11

    Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

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  • 1 Kings 11:31

    and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.

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  • Isaiah 7:17

    The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

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  • 1 Kings 12:28–30

    After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

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  • 1 Kings 14:16

    So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:11

    He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:24

    No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:17

    Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

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