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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 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.
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 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 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. 33 They were worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.
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Cross References
1 Kings 12:31
He built temples on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.
2 Kings 17:29
But each of these nations made its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived.
1 Kings 13:31
After he buried him, he said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones,
1 Kings 13:33
After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; he continued to appoint common people as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.
2 Kings 23:19
Josiah also removed all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria. The kings of Israel had made them and angered the Lord. He did to them what he had done to the high place in Bethel.
Zephaniah 1:5
I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops, those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their 'king,'