2 Kings 17:33
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 17:33 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 17:33 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 17:33 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 17:33 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 17:33 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 17:33 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 17:33 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.