March 17, 2025, 2 Kings 17:1-6
March 17, 2025, 2 Kings 17:1-6
17 In the
twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign
in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years. 2 And
he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord,
yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. 3 Against
him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and
paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria found
treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and
offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year.
Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison. 5 Then
the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria, and for three
years he besieged it.
6 In the
ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and he
carried the Israelites away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on
the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Again, we see that things
are not going well for the Israelites. Again we see that the king did evil in
the sight of the Lord. What results does sin bring on a nation? Pray for our
nation as we turn further and further from God.
Debbie Walker
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