2 Kings 17:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.”
2 Kings 17:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.””
2 Kings 17:27 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land. ”
2 Kings 17:27 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Asshur commandeth, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom ye removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he doth teach them the custom of the God of the land.'”
2 Kings 17:27 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Assyria commanded saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye have brought away from thence; and let them go and abide there, and let him teach them the manner of thegod of the land. ”
2 Kings 17:27 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King of Asshur commanded, saying, Carie thither one of the Priestes whome ye brought thence, and let him goe and dwell there, and teache them the maner of the God of the countrey.”
2 Kings 17:27 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:27 in Context — 2 Kings 17
25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth–el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.
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.
What Does 2 Kings 17:27 Mean?
2 Kings 17:27 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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