John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 17:27

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, etc.] Gave the following orders and directions: carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; for they carried away all the people of every class, civil and religious: and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land; it is in the plural number, “let them go”, etc. f209; there might be more priests than one ordered, or, however, others, to attend and assist him in his work; the Jews say f210, two were sent to circumcise them, and teach them the book of the law; and they give their names, Dosthai, or Dosithaeus, and Zachariah; and Josephus f211 says, the people desired that priests might be sent to them of the captives.

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