2 Kings 17:25
2 Kings 17:24-25 The Message (MSG)
The king of Assyria brought in people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and relocated them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the exiled Israelites. They moved in as if they owned the place and made themselves at home. When the Assyrians first moved in, GOD was just another god to them; they neither honored nor worshiped him. Then GOD sent lions among them and people were mauled and killed.
2 Kings 17:25 King James Version (KJV)
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
2 Kings 17:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:25 New Century Version (NCV)
At first they did not worship the LORD, so he sent lions among them which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:25 American Standard Version (ASV)
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:25 New International Version (NIV)
When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.
2 Kings 17:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
2 Kings 17:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now when they began to live there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.