The Meaning of 2 Kings 17:1 Explained

2 Kings 17:1

KJV: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

YLT: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah reigned hath Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria, over Israel -- nine years,

Darby: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.

ASV: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years.

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What is the context of 2 Kings 17:1?

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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

What does 2 Kings 17:1 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 17:1-12 - The Cause Of Israel's Weakness

This chapter reads like a page from the books of the great white throne. Hoshea, the last king of Israel, did not follow in all the evil deeds of his eighteen predecessors, but the degeneracy of the nation was too far advanced for anything to arrest its collapse. The dry-rot had eaten its way through the specious covering. Worldly policy was the immediate cause of the nation's downfall. Had they obeyed God simply and absolutely, they could have trusted Him to maintain their independence. But they chose to enter into alliances, now with Syria, and then with Egypt, and so became entangled in the wars of their allies. See Hosea 7:11; Hosea 9:3; Hosea 9:6; Hosea 12:1, etc.

Let us read carefully the bill of divorce which the Heavenly Husband gave to the recreant people whom he put away. It is a pathetic document from 2 Kings 17:7 onward; but none can say that Jehovah had not good and sufficient cause for acting as he did. The wonder is that He bore so long with the apostate race. Read Hosea 1:1-11; Hosea 2:1-23; Hosea 3:1-5 to learn how the divine heart was rent when the hour of separation came: but let us not forget the assurances of Romans 11:1-36, that the true Israel shall ultimately be saved. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 17

¹ Hoshea the Last King of Israel
³ Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt
⁵ Samaria for sinning is led into captivity
²⁴ The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 17:1 mean?

In the year two [and] ten of Ahaz king of Judah became king Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria of Israel [and he reigned] nine years

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לְאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ בֶּן־ אֵלָ֧ה בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תֵּ֥שַׁע שָׁנִֽים

בִּשְׁנַת֙	In the year
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
שְׁתֵּ֣ים	two
Parse: Number, fd Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה	[and] ten
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
לְאָחָ֖ז	of Ahaz
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָחָז Sense: king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֑ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
מָ֠לַךְ	became king
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ	Hoshea
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הֹושֵׁעַ Sense: family name of Joshua, the son of Nun.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֵלָ֧ה	of Elah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵלָה Sense: an Edomite chief.
בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן	in Samaria
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שֹׁמְרֹון Sense: the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 0 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
תֵּ֥שַׁע	[and he reigned] nine
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: תֵּשַׁע Sense: nine, nonad.
שָׁנִֽים	years
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.

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