2 Kings 17:27 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 17:27

Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”

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ASV

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.

KJV

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Carry one of the priests ...; let them go and dwell there, and let him teach - The double change of number is curious; but rise text needs no emendation. The priest would require to be accompanied by assistants, who would “go and dwell,” but would not be qualified to “teach.” The arcana of the worship would be known to none excepting the priests who had ministered at the two national sanctuaries of Dan and Bethel.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Believing that he would adopt the best and simplest method for them, it is unlikely that he took the written law with him, and so gave origin to the Samaritan copy of the Pentateuch [DAVIDSON, Criticism]. Besides, it is evident from his being one of the exiled priests, and from his settlement at Beth-el, that he was not a Levite, but one of the calf-worshipping priests.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְצַ֨ו	vay.Tzav	and he commanded	H6680 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּׁ֜וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
לֵאמֹ֗ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הֹלִ֤יכוּ	ho.Li.khu	take	H1980 →
שָׁ֙מָּה֙	Sha.mah	there towards	H8033 →
אֶחָ֤ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	me.ha.ko.ha.Nim	from the priests	H3548 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם	hig.li.Tem	you took into exile	H1540 →
מִשָּׁ֔ם	mi.Sham	from there	H8033 →
וְיֵלְכ֖וּ	ve.ye.le.Khu	so they may go	H1980 →
וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ	ve.Ye.she.vu	and they may dwell	H3427 →
שָׁ֑ם	Sham	there	H8033 →
וְיֹרֵ֕ם	ve.yo.Rem	so he may teach them	H3384 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖ט	mish.Pat	[the] custom of	H4941 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] god of	H430 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →

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Through
1 Kings 12:31
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:9
  But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now…
- 2 Kings 17:32
  So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
- 1 Kings 13:32–33
  for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely…
- Numbers 3:10
  So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:14–15
  For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
Through
Judges 17:13
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
leads to
- Matthew 15:13
  But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- John 16:2
  They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- Romans 10:2–3
  For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

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Where the connections lead

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06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings