2 Kings 17:8,12,34
2 Kings 17:7-12 The Message (MSG)
The exile came about because of sin: The children of Israel sinned against GOD, their God, who had delivered them from Egypt and the brutal oppression of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They took up with other gods, fell in with the ways of life of the pagan nations GOD had chased off, and went along with whatever their kings did. They did all kinds of things on the sly, things offensive to their GOD, then openly and shamelessly built local sex-and-religion shrines at every available site. They set up their sex-and-religion symbols at practically every crossroads. Everywhere you looked there was smoke from their pagan offerings to the deities—the identical offerings that had gotten the pagan nations off into exile. They had accumulated a long list of evil actions and GOD was fed up, fed up with their persistent worship of gods carved out of deadwood or shaped out of clay, even though GOD had plainly said, “Don’t do this—ever!”
2 Kings 17:7-12 The Message (MSG)
The exile came about because of sin: The children of Israel sinned against GOD, their God, who had delivered them from Egypt and the brutal oppression of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They took up with other gods, fell in with the ways of life of the pagan nations GOD had chased off, and went along with whatever their kings did. They did all kinds of things on the sly, things offensive to their GOD, then openly and shamelessly built local sex-and-religion shrines at every available site. They set up their sex-and-religion symbols at practically every crossroads. Everywhere you looked there was smoke from their pagan offerings to the deities—the identical offerings that had gotten the pagan nations off into exile. They had accumulated a long list of evil actions and GOD was fed up, fed up with their persistent worship of gods carved out of deadwood or shaped out of clay, even though GOD had plainly said, “Don’t do this—ever!”
2 Kings 17:34-39 The Message (MSG)
And they’re still doing it, still worshiping any old god that has nostalgic appeal to them. They don’t really worship GOD—they don’t take seriously what he says regarding how to behave and what to believe, what he revealed to the children of Jacob whom he named Israel. GOD made a covenant with his people and ordered them, “Don’t honor other gods: Don’t worship them, don’t serve them, don’t offer sacrifices to them. Worship GOD, the God who delivered you from Egypt in great and personal power. Reverence and fear him. Worship him. Sacrifice to him. And only him! All the things he had written down for you, directing you in what to believe and how to behave—well, do them for as long as you live. And whatever you do, don’t worship other gods! And the covenant he made with you, don’t forget your part in that. And don’t worship other gods! Worship GOD, and GOD only—he’s the one who will save you from enemy oppression.”
2 Kings 17:8 King James Version (KJV)
and walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
2 Kings 17:12 King James Version (KJV)
for they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
2 Kings 17:34 King James Version (KJV)
Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel
2 Kings 17:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.
2 Kings 17:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They served idols, concerning which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
2 Kings 17:34 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances or the law, or the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel
2 Kings 17:8 New Century Version (NCV)
They lived like the nations the LORD had forced out of the land ahead of them. They lived as their evil kings had shown them
2 Kings 17:12 New Century Version (NCV)
They served idols when the LORD had said, “You must not do this.”
2 Kings 17:34 New Century Version (NCV)
Even today they do as they did in the past. They do not worship the LORD nor obey his rules and commands. They do not obey the teachings or the commands of the LORD, which he gave to the children of Jacob, whom he had named Israel.
2 Kings 17:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
2 Kings 17:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
2 Kings 17:34 American Standard Version (ASV)
Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Jehovah commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel
2 Kings 17:8 New International Version (NIV)
and followed the practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had introduced.
2 Kings 17:12 New International Version (NIV)
They worshiped idols, though the LORD had said, “You shall not do this.”
2 Kings 17:34 New International Version (NIV)
To this day they persist in their former practices. They neither worship the LORD nor adhere to the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
2 Kings 17:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
and had 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.
II Kings 17:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
for they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
II Kings 17:34 New King James Version (NKJV)
To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD had commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel
2 Kings 17:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and walked in the customs of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons (descendants) of Israel, and in the pagan customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.
2 Kings 17:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
2 Kings 17:34 Amplified Bible (AMP)
To this day they act in accordance with their former [pagan] customs: they do not [really] fear the LORD, nor do they obey their statutes and ordinances, nor the law, nor the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons (descendants) of Jacob, whom He named Israel
2 Kings 17:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
They had followed the practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them, as well as the practices the kings of Israel had introduced.
2 Kings 17:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Yes, they worshiped idols, despite the LORD’s specific and repeated warnings.
2 Kings 17:34 New Living Translation (NLT)
And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the LORD and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.
2 Kings 17:8 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs that the kings of Israel had practiced.
2 Kings 17:12 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this.”
2 Kings 17:34 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.