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New American Standard Bible
King James Version
So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Holman Bible
They feared the Lord, but they also appointed from their number priests to serve them in the shrines of the high places.
International Standard Version
Because they feared the LORD, they also appointed from among themselves priests for the high places who acted on their behalf in the temples on the high places.
A Conservative Version
So they feared LORD, and made for them priests of the high places from among themselves, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
American Standard Version
So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Amplified
They also feared the Lord and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Bible in Basic English
So they went on worshipping the Lord, and made for themselves, from among all the people, priests for the high places, to make offerings for them in the houses of the high places.
Darby Translation
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered sacrifices for them in the houses of the high places.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will be fearing Jehovah, and make to them priests of their ends upon the heights, and they will be doing to them in the houses of the heights.
King James 2000
So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those who were fearing Yahweh made priests of the high places {from among themselves}, and they were sacrificing for them in the shrines of the high places.
Modern King James verseion
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves, of the lowest of them, priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they feared the LORD, yet they made them priests of the lowest of the people, for the Hill altars; which sacrificed for them in the houses of the Hill altars.
NET Bible
At the same time they worshiped the Lord. They appointed some of their own people to serve as priests in the shrines on the high places.
New Heart English Bible
And they worshiped the LORD, yet appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus became they reverers of Yahweh, - and yet made for themselves, from the whole compass of them, priests of high places, who became offerers for them in the house of the high places.
Webster
So they feared the LORD, and made to themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
World English Bible
So they feared Yahweh, and made to them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they are fearing Jehovah, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.
Themes
Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Jews, the » Taken captive to assyria and babylon
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
priests » Made of the lowest of the people by jeroboam and others
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 17:32
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Context Readings
Israel Repopulated With Foreign Captives
31
and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32
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1 Kings 12:31
And he made a house of high places and made priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
2 Kings 17:29
However each nation made gods of their own and put them in the houses of the high places which those of Samaria had made, each nation in their city in which they dwelt.
1 Kings 13:31
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
1 Kings 13:33
After this thing Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places; whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
2 Kings 23:19
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
Zephaniah 1:5
and those that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops and those that worship swearing by the LORD and by their king