2 Kings 17:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria cometh in, and dwelleth in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they do fear Jehovah,

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  • 1 Kgs 12:29-32 : 29 And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan, 30 and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one -- unto Dan. 31 And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi; 32 and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that `is' in Judah, and he offereth on the altar -- so did he in Beth-El -- to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 let them alone, guides they are -- blind of blind; and if blind may guide blind, both into a ditch shall fall.'

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  • 2 Kgs 17:23-27
    5 verses
    88%

    23till that Jehovah hath turned Israel aside from His presence, as He spake by the hand of all His servants the prophets, and Israel is removed from off its land to Asshur, unto this day.

    24And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth `them' to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;

    25and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

    26And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, `The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.'

    27And the king of Asshur commandeth, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom ye removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he doth teach them the custom of the God of the land.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:29
    79%

    29and they are making each nation its gods, and place `them' in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made, each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.

  • 2 Kgs 17:32-35
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    32And 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.

    33Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.

    34Unto this day they are doing according to the former customs -- they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,

    35and Jehovah maketh with them a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, `Ye do not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them,

  • 2 Kgs 17:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6in the ninth year of Hoshea hath the king of Asshur captured Samaria, and removeth Israel to Asshur, and causeth them to dwell in Halah, and in Habor, `by' the river Gozan, and `in' the cities of the Medes.

    7And it cometh to pass, because the sons of Israel have sinned against Jehovah their God -- who bringeth them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt -- and fear other gods,

    8and walk in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel that they made;

  • 2 Chr 17:8-9
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    72%

    8and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

    9And they teach in Judah, and with them `is' the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.

  • Hos 10:5
    72%

    5For the calves of Beth-Aven fear do inhabitants of Samaria, Surely mourned on account of it hath its people, And its priests on account of it leap about, Because of its honour, for it hath removed from it,

  • 2 Kgs 23:17
    70%

    17And he saith, `What `is' this sign that I see?' and the men of the city say unto him, `The grave of the man of God who hath come from Judah, and proclaimeth these things that thou hast done concerning the altar of Beth-El.'

  • 1 Kgs 13:32-33
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    69%

    32for the word certainly cometh to pass that he called by the word of Jehovah concerning the altar which `is' Beth-El, and concerning all the houses of the high places that `are' in cities of Samaria.'

    33After this thing Jeroboam hath not turned from his evil way, and turneth back, and maketh of the extremities of the people priests of high places; he who is desirous he consecrateth his hand, and he is of the priests of the high places.

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    69%

    9`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

  • 1 Kgs 12:29
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    29And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,

  • 1 Kgs 13:10-11
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    10And he goeth on in another way, and hath not turned back in the way in which he came in unto Beth-El.

    11And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.

  • Jer 26:17
    68%

    17And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 17:11-12
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    11and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah,

    12and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, `Ye do not do this thing;'

  • 2 Chr 11:13-14
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    13And the priests, and the Levites, that `are' in all Israel, have stationed themselves by him, out of all their border,

    14for the Levites have left their suburbs and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons have cast them off from acting as priests to Jehovah,

  • 1 Chr 15:14
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    14And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;

  • 2 Kgs 23:19
    68%

    19And also all the houses of the high places that `are' in the cities of Samaria, that the kings of Israel made to provoke to anger, hath Josiah turned aside, and doth to them according to all the deeds that he did in Beth-El.

  • 1 Kgs 12:31
    68%

    31And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
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    1And lo, a man of God hath come from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, unto Beth-El, and Jeroboam is standing by the altar -- to make perfume;

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
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    18`And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to seek Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, The words that thou hast heard --

  • 2 Chr 30:6-7
    2 verses
    67%

    6And the runners go with letters from the hand of the king and his heads, into all Israel and Judah, even according to the command of the king, saying, `O sons of Israel, turn back unto Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He doth turn back unto the escaped part that is left of you from the hand of the kings of Asshur;

    7and do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, God of their fathers, and He giveth them to desolation, as ye do see.

  • Judg 18:18-20
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    67%

    18yea, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest saith unto them, `What are ye doing?'

    19and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

    20And the heart of the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth into the midst of the people,

  • Isa 29:13
    67%

    13And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!

  • Ezek 14:1
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    1And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.

  • Deut 20:18
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    18so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.

  • Judg 18:4
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    4And he saith unto them, `Thus and thus hath Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and I am to him for a priest.'

  • Ezek 12:17
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    17And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 8:3
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    3And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,

  • Judg 17:12
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    12And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah,

  • 2 Chr 29:15
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    15and they gather their brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah,

  • 2 Chr 11:16
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    16and after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those giving their heart to seek Jehovah, God of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah, God of their father.

  • Deut 17:9-10
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    66%

    9and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast inquired, and they have declared to thee the word of judgment,

    10and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they declare to thee (`they' of that place which Jehovah doth choose; and thou hast observed to do according to all that they direct thee.

  • Lev 17:8
    66%

    8`And unto them thou sayest: Any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who sojourneth in your midst, who causeth burnt-offering or sacrifice to ascend,