2 Kings 17:32

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.

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  • 1 Kgs 12:31 : 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;
  • 2 Kgs 17:29 : 29 and 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 23:19 : 19 And 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.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,
  • 1 Kgs 13:31 : 31 And it cometh to pass, after his burying him, that he speaketh unto his sons, saying, `At my death -- ye have buried me in the burying-place in which the man of God is buried; near his bones place my bones;
  • 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 After 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.

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

    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,

    36but Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him ye do fear, and to Him ye bow yourselves, and to Him ye do sacrifice;

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

    30and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one -- unto Dan.

    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;

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

    28And 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,

    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.

    30And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,

    31and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, gods of Sepharvim.

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

    40and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,

    41and these nations are fearing Jehovah, and their graven images they have served, both their sons and their sons' sons; as their fathers did, they are doing unto this day.

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

    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;

    9and the sons of Israel do covertly things that `are' not right against Jehovah their God, and build for them high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers unto the fenced city,

    10and set up for them standing-pillars and shrines on every high height, and under every green tree,

    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;'

  • 1 Kgs 13:33
    74%

    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.

  • Deut 32:17
    74%

    17They sacrifice to demons -- no god! Gods they have not known -- New ones -- from the vicinity they came; Not feared them have your fathers!

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

    15and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he made --

    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.

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

    16And they forsake all the commands of Jehovah their God, and make to them a molten image -- two calves, and make a shrine, and bow themselves to all the host of the heavens, and serve Baal,

    17and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    73%

    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!

  • 2 Chr 33:17
    73%

    17but still the people are sacrificing in high places, only -- to Jehovah their God.

  • Jonah 1:16
    72%

    16and the men fear Jehovah -- a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.

  • Judg 17:5
    71%

    5As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;

  • Judg 2:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and serve the Baalim,

    12and forsake Jehovah, God of their fathers, who bringeth them out from the land of Egypt, and go after other gods (of the gods of the peoples who `are' round about them), and bow themselves to them, and provoke Jehovah,

    13yea, they forsake Jehovah, and do service to Baal and to Ashtaroth.

  • Ezra 3:3
    70%

    3And they establish the altar on its bases, because of the fear upon them of the peoples of the lands, and he causeth burnt-offerings to ascend upon it to Jehovah, burnt-offerings for the morning and for the evening.

  • 2 Kgs 12:3
    70%

    3only, the high places have not turned aside, still are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.

  • Num 25:2
    70%

    2and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,

  • Hos 11:2
    70%

    2They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

  • Deut 12:31
    69%

    31`Thou dost not do so to Jehovah thy God; for every abomination of Jehovah which He is hating they have done to their gods, for even their sons and their daughters they burn with fire to their gods.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    69%

    34Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites `are' more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

  • Jer 17:2
    69%

    2As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

  • Lam 4:16
    69%

    16The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    69%

    14And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;

  • Zeph 2:11
    69%

    11Fearful `is' Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.

  • Judg 18:31
    69%

    31And they appoint for them the graven image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh.

  • Deut 29:26
    69%

    26and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them -- gods which they have not known, and which He hath not apportioned to them;

  • 1 Kgs 14:23
    69%

    23And they build -- also they -- for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree;

  • Judg 2:17
    69%

    17and also unto their judges they have not hearkened, but have gone a-whoring after other gods, and bow themselves to them; they have turned aside `with' haste out of the way `in' which their fathers walked to obey the commands of Jehovah -- they have not done so.

  • 2 Chr 24:18
    69%

    18and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    69%

    22and they have said, Because that they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them, therefore He hath brought upon them all this evil.'

  • Jer 32:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34`And they set their abominations in the house over which My name is called, so as to defile it;

    35And they build the high places of Baal, that `are' in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come up on my heart to do this abomination, so as to cause Judah to sin.

  • 2 Chr 33:3
    69%

    3and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.