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2 Kings 17:9

Israel
Sin

7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

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BSB
The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
KJV
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
WEB
The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
ASV
And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
DARBY
And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
BLB
And the sons of Israel secretly did things that [were] not right against YHWH their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers to a fortified city.
ÅB
Og Israels barn tilhyllet Herren sin Gud med ord som ikke var rette[^1], og de bygget seg offerhauger på alle sine bosteder like fra vakttårnene[^2] til de faste byer,
OTB
Og Israels sønner gjorde ting i hemmelighet som ikke var rett mot Herren deres Gud. Dessuten bygde de for seg selv offerhauger i alle sine byer, fra vakttårn til befestet by.
B1930
Og Israels barn tilhyllet Herren sin Gud med ord som ikke var rette, og de bygget sig offerhauger på alle sine bosteder like fra vakttårnene til de faste byer, / < d.e. med falske forklaringer av Herrens ord tilhyllet og skjulte de hans sanne vesen.> / < 2KR 26, 10.>

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  • 2 Kings 18:8

    He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

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  • Deuteronomy 27:15

    Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:6

    If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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  • Ezekiel 8:12

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

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  • Job 31:27

    And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

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  • Hosea 12:11

    Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

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