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In town after town where they lived, they placed their idols at the pagan shrines that the people of Samaria had built. <a href="/esv/2_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> Howbeit 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> However every nation continued to make gods of its own, and put them in the shrines on the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities where they dwelt. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But every nation was still making gods of its own, and they put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But each nation was still making gods of its own and put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, each nation in their cities in which they lived. <a href="/amp/2_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the houses (shrines) of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities where they lived. <a href="/csb/2_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But the people of each nation were still making their own gods in the cities where they lived and putting them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But the people of each nation were still making their own gods in the cities where they lived and putting them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made. <a href="/asv/2_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> Howbeit 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. <a href="/cev/2_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But in towns all over Israel, the different groups of people made statues of their own gods, then they placed these idols in local Israelite shrines. <a href="/erv/2_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> Howbeit 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But each group [that settled in Samaria] continued to make its own gods. They put them at the illegal places of worship, which the people of Samaria had made. Each group did this in the cities where they lived: <a href="/gnt/2_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> But the people who settled in Samaria continued to make their own idols, and they placed them in the shrines that the Israelites had built. Each different group made idols in the cities they were living in: <a href="/isv/2_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Nevertheless, each nation continued to craft their own gods and install them in the temples on the high places that the people of Samaria had constructed—every nation in their own cities where they continued to live. <a href="/msb/2_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. <a href="/net/2_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> But each of these nations made its own gods and put them in the shrines on the high places that the people of Samaria had made. Each nation did this in the cities where they lived. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> However 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 in which they lived. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yet, 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 in which they dwelt. <a href="/web/2_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> However 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 in which they lived. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and each nation is making its gods, and they place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made—each nation in their cities where they are dwelling. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/2_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the nation, nation, will be making his gods, and will put in the house of the heights which the Samaritans made, nation, nation, in their cities which they dwell there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the temples of the high places, which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities where they dwelt. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus each of these nations continued to make its own gods, setting them up in the shrines of the high places the Samarians had made: each nation in the cities in which they dwelt. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Nevertheless every nation served gods of their own, and put them in the houses of idols which had been made in Samaria, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they were serving each people its god, and they abandoned the houses of the high places that they had made in Samaria with the people in their towns, wherever they were dwelling.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Howbeit 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. <a href="/sep/2_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But the nations made each their own gods, and put them in the house of the high places which the Samaritans had made, each nation in the cities in which they dwelt. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/17-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6018" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners</a> …28Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD. 29<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Nevertheless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-msc) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the people of each nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">continued to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their own gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">had settled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: way·yan·nî·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">and they set them up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the shrines</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-msc) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8118.htm" title="8118: haš·šō·mə·rō·nîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Samaria. Patrial from Shomrown; a Shomeronite or inhabitants of Shomeron.">of Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">on the high places.</a> 30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> 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, <a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Deuteronomy 12:30-31</a> be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-31</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a> They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm">2 Kings 17:41</a> So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-17.htm">2 Chronicles 33:17</a> Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God. <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Jeremiah 10:2-5</a> This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them. / For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. ... <a href="/acts/17-22.htm">Acts 17:22-23</a> Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-5.htm">1 Corinthians 8:5-6</a> For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16-17</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Ezekiel 20:32</a> When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass. <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a> They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Matthew 15:9</a> They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mark 7:7-8</a> They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ / You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>However, 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 dwelled.made gods<a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a> Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a> The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-13.htm">Group</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-6.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Samaritans</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">Several</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-9.htm">Group</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Samaritans</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Several</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Shrines</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 17</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea the Last King of Israel</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Samaria for sinning is led into captivity</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods This phrase highlights the persistence of idolatry among the people who were settled in Samaria after the Assyrian conquest. Despite the warnings and judgments from God, these nations clung to their own religious practices. This reflects the broader biblical theme of humanity's tendency to turn away from the worship of the one true God, as seen in the repeated cycles of idolatry throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>). The making of their own gods signifies a rejection of divine revelation and a reliance on human invention, which is condemned in passages like <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>.in the cities where they had settled The Assyrian policy of resettlement involved relocating conquered peoples to different parts of the empire to prevent rebellion and to assimilate them into the Assyrian culture. This historical context is crucial for understanding the religious syncretism that developed in Samaria. The cities mentioned would have been those in the region of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which had been depopulated by the Assyrian conquest. This resettlement is documented in Assyrian records and aligns with the biblical narrative of <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>.and they set them up in the shrines The shrines, or "high places," were local worship sites that often became centers of idolatry. These were originally intended for the worship of Yahweh but had been corrupted over time. The setting up of foreign gods in these shrines indicates a blending of religious practices, which was strictly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-4</a>). This syncretism is a recurring issue in Israel's history, leading to divine judgment.that the people of Samaria had made on the high places The high places were elevated sites used for worship, often associated with pagan rituals. The people of Samaria, referring to the Israelites of the Northern Kingdom, had already established these sites before the Assyrian conquest. This phrase underscores the continuity of idolatrous practices, as the new settlers adopted and adapted the existing religious infrastructure for their own gods. The high places were a significant factor in the spiritual decline of Israel, as noted in <a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">1 Kings 12:31-33</a>, where Jeroboam set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan. This practice of using high places is contrasted with the centralized worship in Jerusalem, which was the divinely appointed place for sacrifice and worship (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samaritans.htm">Samaritans</a> A group of people living in the region of Samaria, who were a mix of Israelites and other nations brought in by the Assyrians. They practiced a syncretistic form of worship, blending the worship of Yahweh with that of other gods. 2. <a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a> Elevated sites often used for worship in ancient Israel and surrounding regions. These were typically unauthorized places of worship where people offered sacrifices to various deities. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyrian_conquest.htm">Assyrian Conquest</a> The event where the Assyrian Empire conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel, leading to the deportation of many Israelites and the resettlement of foreign peoples in the land. 4. <a href="/topical/f/foreign_nations.htm">Foreign Nations</a> Various groups brought by the Assyrians to inhabit the land of Israel, each bringing their own deities and religious practices. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The worship of idols or false gods, which was a direct violation of the first two commandments given to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_syncretism.htm">The Danger of Syncretism</a> Mixing true worship with false practices leads to spiritual confusion and disobedience to God’s commands. Believers must guard against incorporating secular or non-biblical elements into their faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The fall of the Northern Kingdom serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God. Persistent disobedience can lead to judgment and loss of God’s blessings. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_pure_worship.htm">The Importance of Pure Worship</a> God desires worship that is pure and in spirit and truth. Believers should strive to worship God according to His Word, avoiding the influence of cultural or societal pressures. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence_on_faith.htm">Cultural Influence on Faith</a> Just as the foreign nations influenced the Israelites, modern culture can impact Christian beliefs and practices. Christians must remain vigilant and rooted in Scripture to maintain the integrity of their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 17</a> <a href="/q/why_is_isaiah_17_unfulfilled.htm">Why does Isaiah 17's prophecy appear unfulfilled when compared to other passages predicting judgments on Israel's neighbors that were historically verified?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'reap_the_whirlwind'_mean.htm">What does 'sow the wind, reap the whirlwind' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_paganism_and_its_core_beliefs.htm">What is Paganism and its core beliefs?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_17_24-29__do_gods_align_with_cultural_patterns.htm">2 Kings 17:24–29 – Does the portrayal of each nation setting up its own gods align with known cultural assimilation patterns or does it conflict with archaeological findings? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) Howbeit.--And. The colonists did not fear Jehovah in a monotheistic sense; they simply added his cultus to that of their ancestral deities.The houses of the high places.--The temples or chaples which constituted the sanctuaries of the different cities in the Samaritan territory.The Samaritans--i.e., the people of northern Israel. (Comp. Samaria in <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm" title="And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof.">2Kings 17:24</a>.)Dwelt.--Were dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - Howbeit 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. The several bands of settlers found in the cities assigned to them "houses of the high places," or high-place temples (ver. 9), which had been left standing when the inhabitants were carried off. These "houses" they converted to their own use, setting up in them their several idolatries. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/17-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Nevertheless, וַיִּהְי֣וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the people of each nation גּ֥וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts continued to make עֹשִׂ֔ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make their own gods אֱלֹהָ֑יו (’ĕ·lō·hāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in the cities בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·‘ā·rê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement where אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They had settled, יֹשְׁבִ֖ים (yō·šə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and they set them up וַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ ׀ (way·yan·nî·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, in the shrines בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the people גּ֥וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts of Samaria הַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔ים (haš·šō·mə·rō·nîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8118.htm">Strong's 8118: </a> Samaria -- a Shomeronite had made עָשׂוּ֙ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make on the high places. הַבָּמ֗וֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> An elevation <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 17:29 However every nation made gods of their (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 17:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/17-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 17:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>