2 Kings 17:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

For he rent

1 Kings 11:11

1 Kings 14:8

Isaiah 7:17

They made

1 Kings 12:19

2 Chronicles 10:15

Jeroboam drave

1 Kings 12:20

1 Kings 14:16

2 Chronicles 11:11

A great sin

John 19:11

Bible References

For he rent

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

tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commands and followed Me with all of his heart, doing only what is right in My eyes.

The Lord will bring on you, your people, and the house of your father, such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah—the king of Assyria is coming.”

They made

Israel is in rebellion against the house of David until today.

The king did not listen to the people because the turn of events came from God, in order that the Lord might carry out His word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

Jeroboam drave

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.

He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam’s sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit.”

He strengthened their fortifications and put leaders in them with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

A great sin

Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said to him, “What have you done to us? How did I sin against you that you have brought such enormous guilt on me and on my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.”

Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin?”

So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.

“You would have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”