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2 Kings 17:32

30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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.

33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
So they feared the LORD, and also made from among themselves priests of the high places for themselves, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
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.
DARBY
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.
BLB
And they feared YHWH, and they made for themselves from every class priests of the high places, and they were acting for them in the shrines of the high places.
ÅB
Men de fryktet også Herren og gjorde hvem de ville av sine egne til prester for haugene, og de ofret for dem i husene på haugene.
OTB
De fryktet også Herren, og utnevnte blant seg prester for de høye stedene, som tjente dem i husene på de høye stedene.
B1930
Men de fryktet også Herren og gjorde hvem de vilde av sine egne til prester for haugene, og de ofret for dem i husene på haugene.

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  • 1 Kings 12:31

    And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

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  • 2 Kings 17:29

    Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

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  • 1 Kings 13:33

    After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

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  • Zephaniah 1:5

    And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

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  • 2 Kings 23:19

    And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.

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  • 1 Kings 13:31

    And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

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