2 Kings 17:25,27-28,33
2 Kings 17:25 King James Version (KJV)
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 King James Version (KJV)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 King James Version (KJV)
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
2 Kings 17:25 New International Version (NIV)
When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.
2 Kings 17:27-28 New International Version (NIV)
Then the king of Assyria gave this order: “Have one of the priests you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the people what the god of the land requires.” So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 New International Version (NIV)
They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.
2 Kings 17:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
II Kings 17:27-28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Send there one of the priests whom you brought from there; let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the rituals of the God of the land.” Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
II Kings 17:33 New King James Version (NKJV)
They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods—according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away.
2 Kings 17:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
But since these foreign settlers did not worship the LORD when they first arrived, the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 New Living Translation (NLT)
The king of Assyria then commanded, “Send one of the exiled priests back to Samaria. Let him live there and teach the new residents the religious customs of the God of the land.” So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 New Living Translation (NLT)
And though they worshiped the LORD, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came.
2 Kings 17:24-25 The Message (MSG)
The king of Assyria brought in people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and relocated them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the exiled Israelites. They moved in as if they owned the place and made themselves at home. When the Assyrians first moved in, GOD was just another god to them; they neither honored nor worshiped him. Then GOD sent lions among them and people were mauled and killed.
2 Kings 17:27-28 The Message (MSG)
The king of Assyria ordered, “Send back some priests who were taken into exile from there. They can go back and live there and instruct the people in what the god of the land expects of them.” One of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came back and moved into Bethel. He taught them how to honor and worship GOD.
2 Kings 17:32-33 The Message (MSG)
They honored and worshiped GOD, but not exclusively—they also appointed all sorts of priests, regardless of qualification, to conduct a variety of rites at the local fertility shrines. They honored and worshiped GOD, but they also kept up their devotions to the old gods of the places they had come from.
2 Kings 17:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Take there one of the priests whom you carried away into exile and let him go and live there; and let him teach them the custom of the god of the land.” So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They feared the LORD and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among whom they had been carried away into exile.
2 Kings 17:25 New Century Version (NCV)
At first they did not worship the LORD, so he sent lions among them which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, “Send back one of the priests you took away. Let him live there and teach the people what the god wants.” So one of the priests who had been carried away from Samaria returned to live in Bethel. And he taught the people how to honor the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 New Century Version (NCV)
The people honored the LORD but also served their own gods, just as the nations did from which they had been brought.
2 Kings 17:25 American Standard Version (ASV)
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land. So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
2 Kings 17:33 American Standard Version (ASV)
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
2 Kings 17:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now when they began to live there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, “Take back [to Samaria] one of the priests whom you brought from there, and have him go and live there; and have him teach the people the custom of the god of the land.” So one of the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria came [back] and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear [and worship] the LORD.
2 Kings 17:33 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods, following the custom of the nations from among whom they had been sent into exile.
2 Kings 17:25 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:27-28 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Then the king of Assyria commanded, “Send there one of the priests whom you carried away from there, and let him go and dwell there and teach them the law of the god of the land.” So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear the LORD.