Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
They served idols which Yahweh had said to them, "You shall not do this thing!"
New American Standard Bible
They served idols,
King James Version
For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Holman Bible
They served idols, although the Lord had told them, “You must not do this.”
International Standard Version
and they served idols, a practice that the LORD had warned them, "You are not to do this."
A Conservative Version
And they served idols, of which LORD had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
American Standard Version
and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Amplified
And they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
Bible in Basic English
And they made themselves servants of disgusting things, though the Lord had said, You are not to do this.
Darby Translation
and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will serve blocks which Jehovah said to them, Ye shall not do this word.
King James 2000
For they served idols, of which the LORD had said unto them, You shall not do this thing.
Modern King James verseion
For they served the idols, of which Jehovah had said to them, You shall not do this thing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they served Idols, whereof the LORD had said to them, "Ye shall not do so."
NET Bible
They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the Lord's command.
New Heart English Bible
and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, "You shall not do this thing."
The Emphasized Bible
and they served the manufactured gods, as to which Yahweh had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Webster
For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
World English Bible
and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, "You shall not do this thing."
Youngs Literal Translation
and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, 'Ye do not do this thing;'
Themes
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Interlinear
`abad
References
American
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 17:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Deported To Assyria And The Reasons It Fell
11 They burned incense there on all the high places, like the nations which Yahweh deported before them, and they did evil things to provoke Yahweh. 12 They served idols which Yahweh had said to them, "You shall not do this thing!" 13 Yahweh warned Israel and Judah by the hand of his every prophet, [with] every seer saying, "Turn from all of your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my ordinances, according to all the law which I commanded your ancestors, which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets."
Names
Cross References
Exodus 20:3-5
"There shall be for you no other gods before me.
Exodus 34:14
For you will not bow in worship to another god, for 'Yahweh [Is] Jealous' is his name, he [is] a jealous God,
Leviticus 26:1
" 'You shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to worship before it, because I [am] Yahweh your God.
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
"So {you must be very careful for yourselves}, because you did not see any form on the day Yahweh spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,
Deuteronomy 4:23-25
Watch [out] for yourselves so that you do not forget the covenant of Yahweh your God that he had {made} with you and make for yourselves a divine image [of] the form of anything that Yahweh your God {has forbidden},
Deuteronomy 5:7-9
[There] shall not be for you other gods {besides me}.
Deuteronomy 12:4
You shall not worship Yahweh your God like this.