# What does 2 Kings 17:23 mean?

> 2 Kings 17:23 in plain, modern English from the Modern Text Bible.

> So the Lord finally removed Israel from His presence, just as He had warned through His servants the prophets. The Israelites were taken away from their land to Assyria, where they still are today.
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> — 2 Kings 17:23, Modern Text Bible

## Commentary

This verse sums up the exile as the fulfillment of God's repeated warnings through the prophets.