2 Kings 17:32
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 17:32 King James Version (KJV)
So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
2 Kings 17:32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They also feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who acted for them in the houses of the high places.
2 Kings 17:32 New Century Version (NCV)
They also honored the LORD, but they chose priests for the places where gods were worshiped. The priests were chosen from among themselves, and they made sacrifices for the people.
2 Kings 17:32 American Standard Version (ASV)
So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
2 Kings 17:32 New International Version (NIV)
They worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed all sorts of their own people to officiate for them as priests in the shrines at the high places.
2 Kings 17:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
So they feared the LORD, and from every class they appointed for themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places.
2 Kings 17:32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They also feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.