2 Kings 17:32

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And so they feared the Lorde, & made them priestes of the basist of them, which sacrifised for them in the houses of the hygh places.

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  • 1 Kgs 12:31 : 31 And he made an house of hill aulters, and made priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.
  • 2 Kgs 17:29 : 29 Howebeit euery nation made them gods of their owne, and put them in the houses of the hygh places whiche the Samaritans had made, euery nation in their cities wherin they dwelt.
  • 2 Kgs 23:19 : 19 And all the houses of the high places in the cities of Samaria, which the king of Israel had made to anger the Lorde withal those Iosia put out of the way, & did to them according to all the actes that he had done in Bethel.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 Yea & such as vpon their house toppes worship and bowe them selues vnto the hoast of heauen, whiche sweare by the Lorde, and by their Malchom also:
  • 1 Kgs 13:31 : 31 And when he had buryed him, he spake to his sonnes, saying: When I am dead, see that ye burie me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried: laye my bones beside his bones.
  • 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 Howbeit, for all that Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way: but turned backe, and made of the lowest of the people priestes of the hie places: And who so pleased him, he filled his hand, and he became priest of the hie places.

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  • 2 Kgs 17:33-36
    4 verses
    85%

    33And so they feared the Lord, and serued their owne gods, after the maner of the people whom they caryed thence.

    34And vnto this day they do after the olde maner: and neither feare God, neither do after their ordinaunces and customes, and after the lawe & commaundement which the Lorde commaunded the children of Iacob, whom he called Israel.

    35And the Lorde made an appoyntment with them, and charged them, saying: Feare none other gods, nor bowe your selues to them, nor serue them, nor sacrifice to them:

    36But feare the Lorde whiche brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power & a stretched out arme, him feare, and to him bow, and to him do sacrifice.

  • 1 Kgs 12:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) as farre as Dan.

    31And he made an house of hill aulters, and made priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.

  • 2 Kgs 17:28-31
    4 verses
    77%

    28And then one of the priestes whom they had caried from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them howe they shoulde feare the Lorde.

    29Howebeit euery nation made them gods of their owne, and put them in the houses of the hygh places whiche the Samaritans had made, euery nation in their cities wherin they dwelt.

    30The men of Babylon made Socoth Benoth, & the men of Cuth made Nergal, & the men of Hamath made Asima,

    31The Auites made Nibbaz and Tharthak: And the Sepharuites burnt their children in fire for Adramelech and Anamelech, the gods of Sepharuaim.

  • 2 Kgs 17:40-41
    2 verses
    76%

    40Howebeit, they dyd not hearken, but did after their olde custome.

    41And so these nations feared the Lord, and serued their images also, like as did their children and their childrens children: Euen as dyd their fathers, so do they vnto this day.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7-12
    6 verses
    76%

    7For it came to passe, that the children of Israel sinned against the Lord their God which had brought them out of the land of Egypt, from vnder the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and feared other gods.

    8And they walked in the ceremonies of the heathen whom the Lorde cast out before the children of Israel, and in the

    9And the children of Israel went about to hide those thinges that were not wel from the Lorde their God: And they buylt them hygh places in all their cities, both in the towres where they kept watch, and also in the strong townes:

    10And they made the images & groues in euery hye hill, & vnder euery thicke tree.

    11And 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:

    12For they serued most vile idols, wherof the Lorde had sayd vnto them: Ye shall do no such thing.

  • 1 Kgs 13:33
    74%

    33Howbeit, for all that Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way: but turned backe, and made of the lowest of the people priestes of the hie places: And who so pleased him, he filled his hand, and he became priest of the hie places.

  • Deut 32:17
    74%

    17They offered vnto deuils, and not to God: euen to gods whom they knewe not, to newe gods that came newly vp, whom their fathers feared not.

  • 2 Chr 11:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15And he ordayned him priestes for the high places, for the deuils, and for the calues which he had made.

    16And after the Leuites, there went out all the tribes of Israel, such as submitted their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, and came to Hierusalem to offer vnto the Lorde God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 17:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16But they left al the commaundemetes of the Lord their God, and made them images of metal, euen two calues, and made idol groues, & worshipped all the hoast of heauen, and serued Baal.

    17And they sacrificed their sonnes and their daughters in fire, and vsed witchcraftes, & enchauntmentes, euen selling them selues to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde, and to anger him.

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    73%

    9And haue ye not cast out the priestes of the Lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites, and haue made you priestes after the maner of the nations of other landes? so that whosoeuer commeth & consecrateth his hande with a young oxe and seuen rammes, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

  • 2 Chr 33:17
    73%

    17Neuerthelesse, the people dyd offer stil in the high places, howbeit vnto the Lorde their God only.

  • Jonah 1:16
    72%

    16And the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.

  • Judg 17:5
    71%

    5And the man Micah had an house of goddes, and made an Ephod and Theraphim, and consecrated one of his sonnes, which became his prieste.

  • Judg 2:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11And then the children of Israel dyd wickedly in the sight of the Lorde, and serued Baalim,

    12And forsoke the Lord God of their fathers, whiche brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and folowed straunge goddes, euen of the goddes of the nations that were rounde about them, and bowed them selues vnto them, and angred the Lorde:

    13They forsoke the Lorde, and serued Baal and Astharoth.

  • Ezra 3:3
    70%

    3And the aulter set they vpon his sockets: for there was a fearefulnesse among them, because of the people of those countries, therefore they offered burnt offeringes theron vnto the lorde, euen burnt offeringes in the morning and at euening.

  • 2 Kgs 12:3
    70%

    3But the high places were not taken away: for the people offred and burnt incense yet vpon the high places.

  • Num 25:2
    70%

    2Whiche called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods: And the people dyd eate, and bowed downe to their gods.

  • Hos 11:2
    70%

    2They called them but they went thus from them: they sacrificed vnto Baal, and burned incense to images.

  • Deut 12:31
    69%

    31Nay, thou shalt not do so vnto the Lorde thy God: for all abhominations, and that whiche the Lorde hateth, the same haue they done vnto their gods.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    69%

    34And the priestes were to fewe to flay al the burnt offringes: but their brethren the Leuites did helpe them, till they had ended the worke, & vntil the priestes were sanctified: For the Leuites were purer hearted to be sanctified, then the priestes.

  • Jer 17:2
    69%

    2That as the fathers thinke vpon their children, so thinke you also vpon your aulters, wooddes, thicke trees, hye hylles, mountaynes, and fieldes.

  • Lam 4:16
    69%

    16The countenaunce of the Lorde hath banished them, and shall neuer looke more vpon them: for they them selues neither regarded the priestes, nor pitied their elders.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    69%

    14So the priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues, to fet the arke of the Lorde God of Israel.

  • Zeph 2:11
    69%

    11The Lord shalbe terrible vnto them, and destroy all the gods in the lande: and all the Iles of the Heathen shall worship hym, euery man in his place.

  • Judg 18:31
    69%

    31And they set them vp the carued image which Micah made, all the while that the house of God was in Silo.

  • Deut 29:26
    69%

    26For they went and serued straunge gods, and worshipped them, gods which they knewe not, and which had geuen them nothyng.

  • 1 Kgs 14:23
    69%

    23For they also made them hie places, images, and groues on euery hie hill, and vnder euery thicke tree.

  • Judg 2:17
    69%

    17And yet for all that they woulde not hearken vnto their iudges: but rather went a whoring after straunge goddes, and bowed them selues vnto them, and turned quickly out of the way, whiche their fathers walked in, obeying the comaundementes of the Lorde: But they dyd not so.

  • 2 Chr 24:18
    69%

    18And so they left the house of the Lorde God of their fathers, and serued groues and idoles, and then came the wrath of God vpon Iuda and Hierusalem for this their trespaces sake.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    69%

    22And they shal aunswere: Because they forsoke the Lorde God of their fathers which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and caught holde on other gods, and worshipped them, and serued them: euen therefore hath he brought all this euyll vpon them.

  • Jer 32:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34They woulde not heare to be refourmed and correct: but set their idols in the house that is halowed to my name, to defile it.

    35They haue buylded hye places for Baal in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom, to cause their sonnes & daughters to passe thorow fire in the honour of Moloch, whiche I neuer commaunded them: neither came it euer in my thought to make Iuda sinne with such abhomination.

  • 2 Chr 33:3
    69%

    3For he went to, and buylt the high places whiche Hezekia his father had broken downe: And he reared vp aulters for Baalim, and made groues, and worshipped all the hoast of heauen, and serued them.