Kings II 17:8

8 And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, : and thy father a man of war, and will not give the people rest.

Kings II 17:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 17:8

And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast
out from before the children of Israel
Meaning the Canaanites, in whose idolatrous ways they walked, and whom they imitated; though their ejection out of the land should have been a warning to them, and they were the more inexcusable, as they were particularly cautioned against walking in them, ( Leviticus 18:3 )

and of the kings of Israel, which they had made;
their laws and statutes, to worship the golden calves, and not go up to Jerusalem to worship.

Kings II 17:8 In-Context

6 And Chusi went in to Abessalom, and Abessalom spoke to him, saying, After this manner spoke Achitophel: shall we do according to his word? but if not, do thou speak.

7 And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time not good.

8 And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, : and thy father a man of war, and will not give the people rest.

9 For, behold, he is now hidden in one of the hills or in some place: and it shall come to pass when he falls upon them at the beginning, that will certainly hear, and say, There has been a slaughter among the people that follow after Abessalom.

10 Then even he strong, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, —it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy father mighty, and they that are with him mighty men.

Footnotes

• [a]. omit the wods in italics.