19 (A)Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God either, but they [a](B)followed the [b]customs [c]which Israel had [d]introduced. 20 So the Lord rejected all the [e]descendants of Israel and afflicted them and (C)handed them over to plunderers, until He had cast them [f]out of His sight.

21 When (D)He had torn Israel from the house of David, (E)they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then (F)Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and misled them into a great sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit walked in
  2. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit statutes
  3. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit of Israel which they
  4. 2 Kings 17:19 Lit made
  5. 2 Kings 17:20 Lit seed
  6. 2 Kings 17:20 Lit from His face

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