2 Kings 17:20-22

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁰ So the Lord turned against all the descendants of Israel. He punished them. He put them under the power of robbers. In that way, he chased them far away from himself.

²¹ God made Israel become a separate kingdom from David's family, Judah. Then Israel chose Nebat's son Jeroboam to be their king. Jeroboam caused the Israelites to turn away from the Lord. He led them to do terrible sins. ²² The Israelites continued to live in the bad way that Jeroboam showed them. They did not turn away from those sins.