Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
They feared Jehovah and served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations whom they removed from there.
New American Standard Bible
They feared the Lord and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among whom they had been carried away into exile.
King James Version
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
Holman Bible
They feared the Lord, but they also worshiped their own gods
International Standard Version
While they continued to fear the LORD, they served their own gods, following the custom of the nations whom they had carried away from there.
A Conservative Version
They feared LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
American Standard Version
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Amplified
They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods, following the custom of the nations from among whom they had been sent into exile.
Bible in Basic English
They gave worship to the Lord, but they gave honour to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.
Darby Translation
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
Julia Smith Translation
They were fearing Jehovah, and were serving their gods according to the judgment of the nations who carried them into exile from thence,
King James 2000
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from there.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh they were fearing, but their gods they were serving, according to the customs of the nations from which they were deported.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so they feared the LORD, and yet served their own gods after the manner of the people from whence they were brought.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
And they worshiped the LORD, yet served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
The Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, were they revering, - and yet, their own gods, were they serving, according to the custom of the nations from whence they had brought them away captive.
Webster
They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
World English Bible
They feared Yahweh, and served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.
Themes
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
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 17:33
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Context Readings
Israel Repopulated With Foreign Captives
32 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. 33 They feared Jehovah and served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations whom they removed from there. 34 Until this day they do according to their former ways. They do not fear Jehovah, neither do they do according to their statutes, or according to their ordinances, or according to the Law and commandment which Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
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Cross References
1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came to all the people and said, How long are you limping over two opinions? If Jehovah is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
2 Kings 17:41
And it happened, these nations feared Jehovah, and they served their graven images, both their sons and their sons' sons, as their fathers did, they do until this day.
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Hosea 10:2
Their heart is divided; now they shall be guilty. He shall break down their altars, and He shall spoil their images.
Zephaniah 1:5
and those bowing to the host of heaven on the housetops, and those bowing, swearing to Jehovah, also swearing by Malcham;