Verse 7

2 Kings 17:7

American Standard Version

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7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God (Elohim), who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֗י כִּֽי חָטְא֤וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַ/יהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֔ם הַ/מַּעֲלֶ֤ה אֹתָ/ם֙ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִ/תַּ֕חַת יַ֖ד פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַ/יִּֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים

English Translation

And it came to pass that when the children of Israel sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, they feared other gods.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Isra... Focus ↗

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were bef... Focus ↗

3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him trib... Focus ↗

4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt,... Focus ↗

5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it th... Focus ↗

6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria,... Focus ↗

7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God (Elohim), who bro...

8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel,... Focus ↗

9 And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God (Elohim... Focus ↗

10 and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree; Focus ↗

11 and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away be... Focus ↗

12 and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Focus ↗

13 Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye... Focus ↗

14 Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, wh... Focus ↗

15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonie... Focus ↗

16 And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God (Elohim), and made them molten images, ev... Focus ↗

17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enc... Focus ↗

18 Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left... Focus ↗

19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God (Elohim), but walked in the statutes of Is... Focus ↗

20 And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of... Focus ↗

21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jerobo... Focus ↗

22 And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from t... Focus ↗

23 until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Isra... Focus ↗

24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath an... Focus ↗

25 And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jeh... Focus ↗

26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and p... Focus ↗

27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from th... Focus ↗

28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught... Focus ↗

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

30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath m... Focus ↗

31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adra... Focus ↗

32 So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sac... Focus ↗

33 They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they... Focus ↗

34 Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their st... Focus ↗

35 with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor b... Focus ↗

36 but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched a... Focus ↗

37 and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye sha... Focus ↗

38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods: Focus ↗

39 but Jehovah your God (Elohim) shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your ene... Focus ↗

40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. Focus ↗

41 So these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 17 (41 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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