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2 Kings 18:12

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What does 2 Kings 18:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “because they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

because they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.
2 Kings 18:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
12because they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.
13Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
14And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
15And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king`s house.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord, etc.] In his law, and by his prophets: but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded; which evils are at large insisted on in the preceding chapter as the cause of their captivity: and would not hear them, nor do them; contrary to the agreement of their fathers at Sinai, who promised to do both, (<022403>Exodus 24:3,7).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“These verses repeat the account given in the marginal reference. The extreme importance of the event may account for the double insertion. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they obeyed not: 2Kings 17:7-23; Deu 8:20, Deu 11:28, Deu 29:24-28, Deu 31:17; Neh 9:17, Neh 9:26, Neh 9:27; Psa 107:17; Isa 1:19; Jer 3:8, Jer 7:23; Dan 9:6-11; Mic 3:4; Th2 1:8; Pe1 2:8, Pe1 4:17 Moses: Num 12:7; Deu 34:5; Jos 1:1; Ti2 2:24; Heb 3:5, Heb 3:6 4 Kings (2 Kings) 18:13”
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