2 Kings 17:11
There, on all the high places, they burned incense as the nations whom the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that provoked the Lord to anger.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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:
KJV1611 – Modern English
There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations had done whom the LORD carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and there they burnt incense{H6999} in all the high places,{H1116} as did the nations{H1471} whom Jehovah{H3068} carried away{H1540} before{H6440} them; and they wrought{H6213} wicked{H7451} things{H1697} to provoke Jehovah{H3068} to anger;{H3707}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And there they burnt incense{H6999}{(H8762)} in all the high places{H1116}, as did the heathen{H1471} whom the LORD{H3068} carried away{H1540}{(H8689)} before{H6440} them; and wrought{H6213}{(H8799)} wicked{H7451} things{H1697} to provoke the LORD{H3068} to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and brent incense there in all ye hye places, euen as dyd the Heythen, whom the LORDE had cast out before them, & wroughte wicked thinges, wherwith they prouoked the LORDE vnto wrath,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And there burnt incense in all the hie places, as did the heathen, whom the Lord had taken away before them, and wrought wicked things to anger the Lord,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And there they burnt incense in all the hygh places, as did the heathen whom the Lord caryed away before them, and wrought wicked thinges to anger the Lorde withall:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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:
Webster's Bible (1833)
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them; and they worked wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah,
American Standard Version (1901)
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
American Standard Version (1901)
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Burning their offerings in all the high places, as those nations did whom the Lord sent away from before them; they did evil things, moving the Lord to wrath;
World English Bible (2000)
and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them; and they worked wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They burned incense on all the high places just like the nations whom the LORD had driven away from before them. Their evil practices made the LORD angry.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.
- 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 He sacrificed his own son by fire, practiced divination and omen reading, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- 2 Chr 28:25 : 25 In every city of Judah, he built high places to burn incense to other gods, provoking the LORD, the God of his ancestors, to anger.
- Ps 78:56-58 : 56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep His decrees. 57 They turned back and were disloyal like their ancestors; they became twisted like a deceitful bow. 58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
- Jer 44:17 : 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
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12 They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'
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16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
18 So the Lord became very angry with Israel and removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left.
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8 They followed the practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the practices of the kings of Israel that they themselves had introduced.
9 The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every leafy tree.
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17 ‘Because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore, My wrath is kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
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25 In every city of Judah, he built high places to burn incense to other gods, provoking the LORD, the God of his ancestors, to anger.
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58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
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17 The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has pronounced disaster against you because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done to provoke me by burning incense to Baal.
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12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.
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32 They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.
33 They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.
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16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.
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16 They made Him jealous with strange gods and provoked Him to anger with detestable practices.
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4 However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense there.
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8 You provoke me to anger with the works of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have come to live, so as to destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse and a disgrace among all the nations of the earth.
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5 But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness and to stop burning incense to other gods.
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18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods, provoking me to anger.
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2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from them; they sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to the carved images.
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3 These people continually provoke me to my face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks.
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4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
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11 Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, leading the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness and causing Judah to stray.
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13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on their roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods.
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4 For they have abandoned Me and made this place foreign. They have burned incense here to other gods—gods that neither they, their ancestors, nor the kings of Judah have known. And they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
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9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have gone and made other gods and cast images to provoke Me to anger, and you have turned your back on Me.
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14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations. They defiled the house of the LORD, which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.