2 Kings 17:18
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So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left,
Read 2 Kings 17:18 Using Other Translations
Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. None was left but the tribe of Judah only.
Because the LORD was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.
What does 2 Kings 17:18 mean?
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2 Kings 17:18
Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel
Nothing being more provoking to him than idolatry:
and removed them out of his sight;
not out of the reach of his all seeing eye, but from all tokens
of his favour, from the good land he had given them, and all the
benefits and privileges of it:
there was none left but the tribe of Judah
only;
and part of Benjamin, which was annexed to it, and incorporated
in it, and made one kingdom, and maintained the same worship; and
there was the lot of Simeon, which was within the tribe of Judah;
and the priests and the Levites, and various individuals of the
several tribes, that came and settled among them for the sake of
worship; but no perfect, distinct, tribe besides.
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