Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They worshiped idols, though the LORD had said, “You shall not do this.” New Living Translation Yes, they worshiped idols, despite the LORD’s specific and repeated warnings. English Standard Version and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this.” Berean Standard Bible They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.” King James Bible For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. New King James Version for they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” New American Standard Bible They served idols, concerning which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” NASB 1995 They served idols, concerning which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” NASB 1977 And they served idols, concerning which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” Legacy Standard Bible And they served idols, concerning which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” Amplified Bible And they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” Christian Standard Bible They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You must not do this.” Holman Christian Standard Bible They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You must not do this.” American Standard Version and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Contemporary English Version Even though the LORD had commanded the Israelites not to worship idols, they did it anyway. English Revised Version and they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. GOD'S WORD® Translation They served idols, although the LORD had said, "Never do this." Good News Translation and disobeyed the LORD's command not to worship idols. International Standard Version and they served idols, a practice that the LORD had warned them, "You are not to do this." Majority Standard Bible They served idols, although the LORD had told them, ?You shall not do this thing.? NET Bible They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the LORD's command. New Heart English Bible and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, "You shall not do this thing." Webster's Bible Translation For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing. World English Bible and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand serve the idols, of which YHWH said to them, “You do not do this thing.” Young's Literal Translation and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, 'Ye do not do this thing;' Smith's Literal Translation And they will serve blocks which Jehovah said to them, Ye shall not do this word. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing. Catholic Public Domain Version And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word. New American Bible and served idols, although the LORD had told them: You must not do this. New Revised Standard Version they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they worked for idols of which LORD JEHOVAH said to them: “You shall not do this thing” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them: 'Ye shall not do this thing'; Brenton Septuagint Translation And they served the idols, of which the Lord said to them, Ye shall not do this thing against the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry…11They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger. 12They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.” 13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”… Cross References Exodus 20:3-5 You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Deuteronomy 5:7-9 You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Deuteronomy 6:14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. Deuteronomy 8:19 If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish. Deuteronomy 11:16 But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, Deuteronomy 13:1-4 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. ... Deuteronomy 29:26 They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. Deuteronomy 32:16-17 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear. Judges 2:11-13 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 1 Kings 14:9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. 1 Kings 16:31-33 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. 2 Kings 21:21 He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served. Jeremiah 25:6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ Jeremiah 44:3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. Hosea 13:2 Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!” Treasury of Scripture For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing. whereof Exodus 20:3-5 Thou shalt have no other gods before me… Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Ye shall not Deuteronomy 4:15-19,23-25 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: … Deuteronomy 12:4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. Jump to Previous Disgusting Idols Servants Serve Served Themselves Whereof WorshipedJump to Next Disgusting Idols Servants Serve Served Themselves Whereof Worshiped2 Kings 17 1. Hoshea the Last King of Israel3. Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt 5. Samaria for sinning is led into captivity 24. The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions. They served idols The phrase "They served idols" reflects the persistent disobedience of the Israelites, who turned away from worshiping Yahweh, the one true God, to serve false gods. The Hebrew word for "served" is עָבַד (avad), which implies not just worship but also enslavement or bondage. This indicates that the Israelites were not merely worshiping idols but were in bondage to them, highlighting the spiritual captivity that idolatry brings. Historically, the worship of idols was prevalent among the surrounding nations, and the Israelites were influenced by these practices, despite God's clear commandments against idolatry. although the LORD had told them 'You shall not do this thing.' Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ (way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave idols, הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים (hag·gil·lu·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1544: A log, an idol although the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had told them, אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You shall not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no do תַעֲשׂ֖וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make this.” הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that Links 2 Kings 17:12 NIV2 Kings 17:12 NLT 2 Kings 17:12 ESV 2 Kings 17:12 NASB 2 Kings 17:12 KJV 2 Kings 17:12 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 17:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 17:12 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 17:12 French Bible 2 Kings 17:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 17:12 And they served idols of which Yahweh (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |