Verse 31

2 Kings 17:31

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31 While they worshiped the Lord, they also appointed priests from all kinds of their own people to offer sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָ/עַוִּ֛ים עָשׂ֥וּ נִבְחַ֖ז וְ/אֶת תַּרְתָּ֑ק וְ/הַ/סְפַרְוִ֗ים שֹׂרְפִ֤ים אֶת בְּנֵי/הֶם֙ בָּ/אֵ֔שׁ לְ/אַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽ/עֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אלה אֱלֹהֵ֥י ספרים סְפַרְוָֽיִם

English Translation

And the wicked made haste, and the storytellers burned their sons in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the storytellers.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 Hoshea, son of Elah, became king of Israel, in the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahaz of Judah.... Focus ↗

2 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, but not in the same way as the kings of Israel who were be... Focus ↗

3 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came and attacked him, and Hoshea submitted to him and paid him tribut... Focus ↗

4 But then the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was being disloyal. Hoshea had sent messengers t... Focus ↗

5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole country, and attacked Samaria, besieging it for three yea... Focus ↗

6 In the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Isra... Focus ↗

7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God (Elohim), the o... Focus ↗

8 adopting the ways of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, and the pagan practi... Focus ↗

9 Secretly the Israelites did things that were not right against the Lord their God (Elohim). They bui... Focus ↗

10 They offered sacrifices on all the high places, just like the nations the Lord drove out before them... Focus ↗

11 They worshiped idols, even though the Lord had told them, “You are not to do this.” Focus ↗

12 Yet the Lord had warned Israel and Judah repeatedly through all his prophets and seers, saying, “Lea... Focus ↗

13 But they refused to listen, and they were as stubborn as their forefathers who did not trust the Lor... Focus ↗

14 They gave up on his regulations and the covenant he had made with their forefathers, as well as the... Focus ↗

15 They ignored all the commandments of the Lord their God (Elohim), and they made themselves two metal... Focus ↗

16 They sacrificed their sons and daughters as pagan burnt offerings, and practiced fortune-telling and... Focus ↗

17 So the Lord was extremely angry with Israel, and he banished them from his presence. Only the tribe... Focus ↗

18 but even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God (Elohim), but followed the idolat... Focus ↗

19 The Lord gave up on all the descendants of Israel. He punished them and handed them over to their en... Focus ↗

20 When the Lord ripped Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam, son of Nebat, their ki... Focus ↗

21 The Israelites continued to practice all the sins that Jeroboam committed. They did not stop doing t... Focus ↗

22 so the Lord eventually expelled them from his presence, just as he had said he would through all his... Focus ↗

23 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled th... Focus ↗

24 When they first started living there they did not worship the Lord, so he sent lions there among the... Focus ↗

25 The king of Assyria was told, “The people that you brought and settled in the towns of Samaria they... Focus ↗

26 The king of Assyria gave the order: “Send back one of the priests you deported from Samaria, and let... Focus ↗

27 So one of the priests who had been deported from Samaria returned to live in Bethel, and taught them... Focus ↗

28 But the people of the different nations went on making their own gods in the towns where they had se... Focus ↗

29 Those from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, those from Kuthah made Nergal, and those from Hamath made As... Focus ↗

30 The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites sacrificed their children as burnt offerings... Focus ↗

31 While they worshiped the Lord, they also appointed priests from all kinds of their own people to off...

32 So even though they worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their own gods following the practices o... Focus ↗

33 Even to this day they are still following their former practices. None of them truly worships the Lo... Focus ↗

34 For the Lord had made an agreement with the Israelites, ordering them, “Don't worship other gods or... Focus ↗

35 You must worship only the Lord, who led you out of Egypt, helping you with his great power and stron... Focus ↗

36 Always pay attention to observe the regulations, requirements, laws, and commandments he gave you in... Focus ↗

37 Don't forget the agreement I have made with you, and don't worship other gods. Focus ↗

38 You must worship only the Lord your God (Elohim), and he will save you from all your enemies.” Focus ↗

39 But they refused to listen, and continued their former idolatrous practices. Focus ↗

40 Even while these people from different nations were worshiping the Lord, they were actually worshipi... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 17 (40 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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