2 Kings 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
2 Kings 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against Yahweh their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;”
2 Kings 17:9 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; ”
2 Kings 17:9 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the sons of Israel do covertly things that <FI>are<Fi> not right against Jehovah their God, and build for them high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers unto the fenced city,”
2 Kings 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah theirGod things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city. ”
2 Kings 17:9 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the children of Israel had done secretly things that were not vpright before the Lord their God, and throughout all their cities had built hie places, both from the tower of the watch, to the defensed citie,”
2 Kings 17:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:9 in Context — 2 Kings 17
7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:
What Does 2 Kings 17:9 Mean?
2 Kings 17:9 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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