2 Reyes 17:2

2 Hizo lo que ofende al SEÑOR, aunque no tanto como los reyes de Israel que lo habían precedido.

2 Reyes 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 17:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but
not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
] He did not worship Baal, as some of them had done; and he could not worship the calves, as all of them had, for they were carried away by the Assyrians in the former captivities, as the Jews ^F19 say; and who also observe ^F20, that he removed the garrisons set on the borders of the land to watch the Israelites, that they might not go up to Jerusalem; and this being done on the fifteenth of Ab, that day was afterwards observed as a festival on that account; and they further remark ^F21, that the captivity of the ten tribes was in the reign of this king, who was better than the rest, to show that it was not barely the sins of the kings on whom the Israelites would cast the blame, that they were carried captives, but their own, according to ( Hosea 5:3 ) .

---

FOOTNOTES:

F19 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 22.
F20 T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 88. Kimchi in loc.
F21 Seder Olam Raba, ut supra. (c. 22.)

2 Reyes 17:2 In-Context

1 En el año duodécimo del reinado de Acaz, rey de Judá, Oseas hijo de Elá ascendió al trono de Israel, y reinó en Samaria nueve años.

2 Hizo lo que ofende al SEÑOR, aunque no tanto como los reyes de Israel que lo habían precedido.

3 Salmanasar, rey de Asiria, atacó a Oseas, lo hizo su vasallo y le impuso tributo.

4 Más tarde, el rey de Asiria descubrió que Oseas lo traicionaba, pues este había enviado emisarios a So, rey de Egipto, y además había dejado de pagarle el tributo anual. Por eso el rey de Asiria mandó arrestarlo y lo metió en la cárcel.

5 Después invadió el país entero, marchó contra Samaria y sitió la ciudad durante tres años.