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2 Kings 17:28 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 17 · verse 28 · King James Version
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.2 Kings 17:28 · King James Version
2 Kings 17:28 in context
26Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
30And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
Key words (Strong's)
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- BethelBêyth-ʼÊlBeth-El, a place in PalestineH1008 →
- taughtyârâhproperly, to flow as waterH3384 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- awaygâlâhto denudeH1540 →
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