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2 Kings 17:26

AssyriaSamaria

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.

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

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.”

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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BSB
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.”
KJV
Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
WEB
Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them; and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”
ASV
Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.
DARBY
And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.
BLB
And they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the God of the land, and he has sent among them the lions. And behold, they are killing them because they do not know the custom of the God of the land.”
ÅB
Da sa folk til kongen i Assyria: De folk som du førte bort og lot bo i Samarias byer, vet ikke hvordan landets gud skal dyrkes; og han har sendt løver iblant dem, og de dreper dem, fordi de ikke vet hvordan landets gud skal dyrkes.
OTB
Så informerte de kongen av Assyria og sa, "De nasjonene som du har ført i eksil og bosatt i Samarias byer kjenner ikke skikken til landets Gud; så han har sendt løver blant dem, og se, de dreper dem, fordi de ikke kjenner skikken til landets Gud."
B1930
Da sa folk til kongen i Assyria: De folk som du førte bort og lot bo i Samarias byer, vet ikke hvorledes landets gud skal dyrkes; og han har sendt løver iblandt dem, og de dreper dem, fordi de ikke vet hvorledes landets gud skal dyrkes.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:9

    Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

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  • 1 Samuel 10:25

    Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

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  • 2 Kings 17:27

    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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  • Amos 8:14

    Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

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