2 Kings 17:20

“And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, etc.] The ten tribes, with loathing and contempt, and wrote a “loammi” on them, rejected them from being his people, gave them a bill of divorce, and declared them no more under his care and patronage: and afflicted them; as he did before he utterly cast them off, as by famine, drought, and pestilence, (<300406>Amos 4:6-11) and delivered them into the hands of spoilers; as, first, into the hands of Hazael and Benhadad, kings of Syria, and then of Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, (<121303>2 Kings 13:3,22 15:29), until he had cast them out of his sight; by suffering them, as now, to be carried captive by Shalmaneser, (<121706>2 Kings 17:6).”

“All the seed of lsrael - The Jews, i. e. as well as the Israelites. God’s dealings with both kingdoms were alike. “Spoilers” were sent against each, time after time, before the final ruin came on them - against Israel, Pul and Tiglath-pileser 2 Kings 15:19, 2Ki 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26; against Judah, Sennacherib 2 Kings 18:13-16, Esar-haddon 2 Chronicles 33:11, and Nebuchadnezzar thrice. return to 'Top of Page'”

“All Israel - All the tribes of Israel: first, one part of them, and now the rest. But this extends not to every individual person of these tribes; for many of them removed into the kingdom of Judah, and were associated with them. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:21”

“rejected: Kg2 17:15; Sa1 15:23, Sa1 15:26, Sa1 16:1; Jer 6:30; Rom 11:1, Rom 11:2 all the seed: Ch1 16:13; Neh 9:2; Isa 45:25; Jer 31:36, Jer 31:37, Jer 33:24-26, Jer 46:28 delivered: Kg2 13:3, Kg2 13:7, Kg2 15:18-20, Kg2 15:29, Kg2 18:9; Ch2 28:5, Ch2 28:6; Neh 9:27, Neh 9:28 until he had cast: Kg2 17:18; Deu 11:12; Jon 1:3, Jon 1:10; Mat 25:41; Th2 1:9 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:21”