2 Kings 17 · Verse 21

2 Kings 17:21

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.
2 Kings 17:21, King James Version

2 Kings 17:21 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.
WEBFor 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.
ASVFor 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.
YLTfor He hath rent Israel from the house of David, and they make Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam driveth Israel from after Jehovah, and hath caused them to sin a great sin,
DARBYFor 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.
BBEFor Israel was broken off from the family of David, and they made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king, who, driving them away from the laws of the Lord, made them do a great sin.
WebsterFor he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.

What does 2 Kings 17:21 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 17:7-23

Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Is 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the…

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2 Kings 17:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
קָרַ֣עka.Ra'he toreH7167
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מֵעַל֙me.'Alfrom withH5921
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuand they made kingH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נְבָ֑טne.VatNebatH5028
וַיַּדַּ֨חvai.ya.deand he enticed awayH5080
יָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'Amand he caused to sin themH2398
חֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'Aha sinH2401
גְדוֹלָֽה\׃ge.do.LahgreatH1419

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Cross references for 2 Kings 17:21

  • 1 Kings 11:11

    Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

  • 1 Kings 11:31

    And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

  • Isaiah 7:17

    The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

  • 1 Kings 12:28-30

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

  • 1 Kings 14:16

    And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:11

    And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

  • 1 Samuel 2:24

    Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.

  • 1 Samuel 2:17

    Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

  • Genesis 20:9

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:15

    And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

  • 1 Kings 12:19-20

    So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • Exodus 32:21

    And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For he rent.
1Ki 11:11,31; 14:8; Isa 7:17
they made.
1Ki 12:19,20; 2Ch 10:15-19
Jeroboam drave.
1Ki 12:20,28-30; 14:16; 2Ch 11:11,15
a great sin.
Ge 20:9; Ex 32:21; 1Sa 2:17,24; Ps 25:11; Joh 19:11

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Context

  • 2 Kings 17:20

    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.

  • 2 Kings 17:21

    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.

  • 2 Kings 17:22

    For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

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2 Kings 17:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque cortó á Israel de la casa de David, y ellos se hicieron rey á Jeroboam hijo de Nabat; y Jeroboam rempujó á Israel de en pos de Jehová, é hízoles cometer gran pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car Israël s’était séparé de la maison de David, et avait fait roi Jéroboam, fils de Nebath; et Jéroboam avait détourné violemment Israël de suivre l’ Éternel, et les avait fait commettre un grand péché.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn Israel hatte sich von dem Hause Davids losgerissen, und sie hatten Jerobeam, den Sohn Nebats, zum König gemacht; und Jerobeam lenkte Israel von der Nachfolge Jehovas ab und verleitete sie zu einer großen Sünde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ex eo jam tempore quo scissus est Israël a domo David, et constituerunt sibi regem Jeroboam filium Nabat: separavit enim Jeroboam Israël a Domino, et peccare eos fecit peccatum magnum.