2 Kings 17:32

KJV1611 – Modern English

They feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So they feared{H3373} Jehovah,{H3068} and made{H6213} unto them from among themselves{H7098} priests{H3548} of the high places,{H1116} who sacrificed{H6213} for them in the houses{H1004} of the high places.{H1116}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So they feared{H3373} the LORD{H3068}, and made{H6213}{(H8799)} unto themselves of the lowest{H7098} of them priests{H3548} of the high places{H1116}, which sacrificed{H6213}{(H8802)} for them in the houses{H1004} of the high places{H1116}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whyle they feared ye LORDE, they made prestes in ye hye places of ye lowest amonge them, & put them in ye houses of ye hye places:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus they feared the Lorde, and appoynted out Priestes out of them selues for the hie places, who prepared for them sacrifices in the houses of the hie places.

  • 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.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 12:31 : 31 And he made a house of high places and made priests from all sorts of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
  • 2 Kgs 17:29 : 29 However, every nation made gods of their own and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, each nation in the cities where they lived.
  • 2 Kgs 23:19 : 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.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 And those that worship the host of heaven on the rooftops; and those that worship and that swear by the LORD, and also swear by Milcom;
  • 1 Kgs 13:31 : 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 tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
  • 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 After this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whoever desired, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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

    33 They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods, in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

    34 To this day they continue practicing their former habits: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow his statutes, or his ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.

    35 The LORD made a covenant with them, and commanded them, saying, You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.

    36 But the LORD, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you worship, and to him shall you offer sacrifice.

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

    30 And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before one, even as far as Dan.

    31 And he made a house of high places and made priests from all sorts of people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

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

    28 So one of the priests who had been carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

    29 However, every nation made gods of their own and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, each nation in the cities where they lived.

    30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

    31 and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak; the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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

    40 However, they did not listen, but acted according to their previous customs.

    41 These nations feared the LORD, yet served their carved images. Their children and their children's children have continued doing as their fathers did, to this day.

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

    7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods.

    8 And they walked in the statutes of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

    9 The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortified city.

    10 They set up images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree.

    11 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.

    12 For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing.

  • 1 Kgs 13:33
    74%

    33 After this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whoever desired, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

  • Deut 32:17
    74%

    17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

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

    15 And he ordained priests for the high places, for the devils, and for the calves which he made.

    16 After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

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

    16 They left all the commandments of the LORD their God, made for themselves cast images, even two calves, made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

    17 They caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    73%

    9 Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made yourselves priests like the peoples of other lands? So that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are no gods.

  • 2 Chr 33:17
    73%

    17 Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed in the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

  • Jonah 1:16
    72%

    16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.

  • Judg 17:5
    71%

    5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

  • Judg 2:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

    12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, the gods of the people that were around them, and bowed themselves to them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

    13 And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

  • Ezra 3:3
    70%

    3 And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

  • 2 Kgs 12:3
    70%

    3 However, the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

  • Num 25:2
    70%

    2 And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

  • Hos 11:2
    70%

    2 As they were called, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baal, and burned incense to carved images.

  • Deut 12:31
    69%

    31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God, for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they have even burned their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    69%

    34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore, their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was done, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

  • Jer 17:2
    69%

    2 While their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.

  • Lam 4:16
    69%

    16 The anger of the LORD has scattered them; he will no longer regard them; they showed no respect to the priests, nor favored the elders.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    69%

    14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

  • Zeph 2:11
    69%

    11 The LORD will be awesome to them: for he will starve all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.

  • Judg 18:31
    69%

    31 And they set up for themselves Micah's carved image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

  • Deut 29:26
    69%

    26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them:

  • 1 Kgs 14:23
    69%

    23 For they also built for themselves high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

  • Judg 2:17
    69%

    17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they went whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they quickly turned out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so.

  • 2 Chr 24:18
    69%

    18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    69%

    22 And they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity upon them.

  • Jer 32:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

    35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

  • 2 Chr 33:3
    69%

    3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he erected altars for Baal, made groves, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.