2 Kings 17:22 - Exposition

For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did. The nation, having been once persuaded to adopt Jeroboam's innovations, continued to "walk" in them—followed Jeroboam's example in "all his sins"—gave up the temple-worship altogether; accepted the ministrations of priests not of the seed of Aaron ( 1 Kings 13:33 ; 2 Chronicles 13:9 ); brought their tithes to these idol-priests; sacrificed to the calves at Dan and Bethel ( Amos 4:4 ); and put their trust in the "similitude of a calf that eateth hay." They departed not from them .