2 Kings 17:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 17:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Yahweh.”
2 Kings 17:28 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah. ”
2 Kings 17:28 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria cometh in, and dwelleth in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they do fear Jehovah,”
2 Kings 17:28 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah. ”
2 Kings 17:28 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So one of the Priestes, which they had caryed from Samaria, came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they shoulde feare the Lord.”
2 Kings 17:28 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:28 in Context — 2 Kings 17
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.
30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
What Does 2 Kings 17:28 Mean?
2 Kings 17:28 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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