Verse 8

2 Kings 17:8

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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8 And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the children of Israel and of the kings of Israel: because they had done in like manner.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּ/חֻקּ֣וֹת הַ/גּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִ/פְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּ/מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֽׂוּ

English Translation

And they walked in the statutes of the nations that the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel and the kings of Israel that they had made.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 In the twelfth year of Achaz king of Juda, Osee the son of Ela reigned in Samaria over Israel nine y... Focus ↗

2 And he did evil before the Lord: but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him. Focus ↗

3 Against him came up Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, and Osee became his servant, and paid him trib... Focus ↗

4 And when the king of the Assyrians found that Osee endeavouring to rebel had sent messengers to Sua... Focus ↗

5 And he went through all the land: and going up to Samaria, he besieged it three years. Focus ↗

6 And in the ninth year of Osee, the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to As... Focus ↗

7 For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God (Elohim), who brough... Focus ↗

8 And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the...

9 And the children of Israel offended the Lord their God (Elohim) with things that were not right: and... Focus ↗

10 And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree: Focus ↗

11 And they burnt incense there upon altars after the manner of the nations which the Lord had removed... Focus ↗

12 And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not... Focus ↗

13 And the Lord testified to them in Israel and in Juda by the hand of all the prophets and seers, sayi... Focus ↗

14 And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not ob... Focus ↗

15 And they rejected his ordinances and the covenant that he made with their fathers, and the testimoni... Focus ↗

16 And they forsook all the precepts of the Lord their God (Elohim): and made to themselves two molten... Focus ↗

17 And consecrated their sons, and their daughters through fire: and they gave themselves to divination... Focus ↗

18 And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from his sight, and there remained only th... Focus ↗

19 But neither did Juda itself keep the commandments of the Lord their God (Elohim): but they walked in... Focus ↗

20 And the Lord cast off all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them and delivered them into the hand of... Focus ↗

21 Even from that time, when Israel was rent from the house of David, and made Jeroboam son of Nabat th... Focus ↗

22 And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam, which he had done: and they departed... Focus ↗

23 Till the Lord removed Israel from his face, as he had spoken in the hand of all his servants the pro... Focus ↗

24 And the king of the Assyrians brought people from Babylon, and from Cutha, and from Avah, and from E... Focus ↗

25 And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, wh... Focus ↗

26 And it was told the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and... Focus ↗

27 And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought f... Focus ↗

28 So one of the priests who had been carried away captive from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and... Focus ↗

29 And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the temples of the high places, which the S... Focus ↗

30 For the men of Babylon made Sochothbenoth: and the Cuthites made Nergel: and the men of Emath made A... Focus ↗

31 And the Hevites made Nebahaz and Tharthac. And they that were of Sepharvaim burnt their children in... Focus ↗

32 And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people,... Focus ↗

33 And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods according to the custom of the na... Focus ↗

34 Unto this day they followed the old manner: they fear not the Lord, neither do they keep his ceremon... Focus ↗

35 With whom he made a covenant, and charged them, saying: You shall not fear strange gods, nor shall y... Focus ↗

36 But the Lord your God (Elohim), who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power, and a str... Focus ↗

37 And the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall o... Focus ↗

38 And the covenant that he made with you, you shall not forget: neither shall ye worship strange gods, Focus ↗

39 But fear the Lord your God (Elohim), and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. Focus ↗

40 But they did not hearken, but did according to their old custom. Focus ↗

41 So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also and... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 17 (41 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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