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2 Kings 17:25

Fear

23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.

24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”

27 Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”

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BSB
Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
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.
WEB
So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
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.
DARBY
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.
BLB
And it was at the beginning of their dwelling there [that] they did not fear YHWH, and YHWH sent among them the lions, and they were killing among them.
ÅB
Men da de i begynnelsen av sitt opphold. der ikke fryktet Herren, sendte Herren løver iblant dem, og de herjet mellom dem.
OTB
Og i begynnelsen av deres opphold der fryktet de ikke Herren; derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem som drepte noen av dem.
B1930
Men da de i begynnelsen av sitt ophold. der ikke fryktet Herren, sendte Herren løver iblandt dem, og de herjet mellem dem.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 17:32

    So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.

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  • 2 Kings 17:34

    To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

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  • 2 Kings 17:41

    So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.

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  • Joshua 22:25

    For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 20:36

    Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

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  • 2 Kings 17:28

    Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 5:6

    Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

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  • Ezekiel 14:21

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?

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