2 Kings 17:28
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.”
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.
29 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.
30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
- BLB
- And one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came, and he dwelt in Bethel and taught them how they should fear YHWH.
- ÅB
- Så kom da en av de prester som de hadde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte seg i Betel; og han lærte dem hvordan de skulle frykte Herren.
- OTB
- Så kom en av prestene som hadde blitt ført i eksil fra Samaria og bodde i Betel, og lærte dem hvordan de skulle frykte Herren.
- B1930
- Så kom da en av de prester som de hadde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel; og han lærte dem hvorledes de skulde frykte Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 12:29–32
One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
Read in contextMatthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Read in contextIsaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
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