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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had led into exile from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they were to fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had taken away into exile from Samaria came and settled at Bethel, and instructed them how they should fear Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria came [back] and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear [and worship] the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests they had deported came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests they had deported came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should fear Yahweh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One of the Israelite priests was chosen to go back to Israel. He lived in Bethel and taught the people how to worship the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So one of the priests who had been taken prisoner from Samaria went to live in Bethel. He taught them how to worship the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So an Israelite priest who had been deported from Samaria went and lived in Bethel, where he taught the people how to worship the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria went to live in Bethel to teach them how they ought to fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had deported from Samaria went back and settled in Bethel. He taught them how to worship the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria comes in, and dwells in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they fear YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria cometh in, and dwelleth in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they do fear Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And one of the priests which they carried into exile from Shomeron will come and dwell in the house of God, and he will be teaching them how they shall fear Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests who had been carried away captive from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should worship the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, when one of the priests, who had been led away captive from Samaria, had arrived, he lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should worship the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So one of the priests who had been deported from Samaria returned and settled in Bethel, and began to teach them how to venerate the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel; he taught them how they should worship the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should worship the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And one of the Priests whom they took captive from Samaria came and he dwelt in Bayth Eil, and he was teaching them so that they would stand in awe before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they brought one of the priests whom they had removed from Samaria, and he settled in Baethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/17-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6009" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">Thus one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm (Prep-m, Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">of the priests</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: hiḡ·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">they had carried away</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: miš·šō·mə·rō·wn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bə·ḇêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">in Bethel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: mō·w·reh (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">and he began to teach</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yî·rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">they should worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-27</a></span><br />Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. / Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29-33</a></span><br />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. / The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, / the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34-41</a></span><br />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. / For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them. / Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">2 Kings 18:12</a></span><br />This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">2 Chronicles 30:6-9</a></span><br />At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. / Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18-20</a></span><br />A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone / who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” / And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Ezra 4:1-2</a></span><br />When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, / they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1-3</a></span><br />Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews / before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?” / Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Isaiah 2:6</a></span><br />For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Jeremiah 10:1-5</a></span><br />Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22</a></span><br />You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-4.htm">Acts 8:4</a></span><br />Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Acts 8:25</a></span><br />And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelled in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">in Bethel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-29.htm">1 Kings 12:29-32</a></b></br> And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan… </p><p class="hdg">taught them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></b></br> Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near <i>me</i> with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></b></br> Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-18.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-12.htm">Live</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-26.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-26.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/2_john/1-7.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-2.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-27.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Exiled</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Live</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-3.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea the Last King of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Samaria for sinning is led into captivity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Thus one of the priests they had carried away</b><br>This refers to the priests of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who were taken into exile by the Assyrians. The Assyrian policy was to deport conquered peoples to prevent rebellion. Priests in Israel were originally from the tribe of Levi, but after the division of the kingdom, Jeroboam appointed non-Levitical priests (<a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">1 Kings 12:31</a>). This priest's return signifies an attempt to restore some form of religious order among the people left in the land.<p><b>came and lived in Bethel</b><br>Bethel was a significant religious site in the Northern Kingdom, originally a place where Jacob had a vision of God (<a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a>). It later became a center of idolatrous worship under Jeroboam, who set up a golden calf there (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-29</a>). The priest's residence in Bethel indicates an effort to re-establish proper worship practices in a place that had been corrupted by idolatry.<p><b>and he began to teach them</b><br>The priest's role was to instruct the people in the ways of the LORD, highlighting the importance of teaching and preserving the knowledge of God’s laws. This reflects the biblical emphasis on the teaching of God's Word as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to teach their children diligently.<p><b>how they should worship the LORD</b><br>This phrase underscores the need for correct worship, which had been neglected in the Northern Kingdom. The worship of the LORD required adherence to the covenant and the Law given through Moses. The restoration of proper worship practices was crucial for the spiritual renewal of the people. This also foreshadows the New Testament emphasis on worshiping in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>), pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is the true temple and high priest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>A priest who had been exiled from Samaria. He represents the remnant of Israel's religious leadership, tasked with teaching the fear of the LORD to the new inhabitants.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which had fallen to the Assyrians. The exile of its people led to a mix of populations and religious practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>A significant religious site in Israel, historically associated with the worship of God but also with idolatry. It becomes the place where the priest teaches the new inhabitants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_inhabitants.htm">The New Inhabitants</a></b><br>People brought by the Assyrians to settle in the land of Israel. They were unfamiliar with the worship of the LORD and needed instruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assyrian_exile.htm">The Assyrian Exile</a></b><br>The event where the Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered, and its people were exiled, leading to a cultural and religious mix in the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sound_teaching.htm">The Importance of Sound Teaching</a></b><br>The priest's role underscores the necessity of teaching true worship and the fear of the LORD, especially in a context of religious confusion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_syncretism.htm">The Dangers of Syncretism</a></b><br>The mixed worship practices in Samaria serve as a warning against blending true worship with idolatry, which can lead to spiritual compromise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_true_worship.htm">God's Desire for True Worship</a></b><br>Despite the people's past idolatry, God provides an opportunity for them to learn and return to true worship, reflecting His desire for sincere devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are called to guide and instruct others in the ways of the LORD, emphasizing the responsibility of teaching and maintaining doctrinal purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_religious_influence.htm">Cultural and Religious Influence</a></b><br>The passage highlights how cultural influences can impact religious practices, reminding believers to remain steadfast in their faith amidst external pressures.<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>(28) <span class= "bld">And taught.</span>--<span class= "ital">And was teaching,</span> implying a <span class= "ital">permanent</span> work.<p><span class= "bld">In Bethel.</span>--Because he was a priest of the calfworship.<p><span class= "bld">Fear the Lord.</span>--Not in the modern <span class= "ital">ethical</span> but in the ancient <span class= "ital">ceremonial</span> sense.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria</span> - the country, not the city, as in vers. 24 and 25 - <span class="cmt_word">came and dwelt in Bethel.</span> Bethel from a very early time greatly eclipsed Dan. While the allusions to Bethel, commonly called "Bethaven" (" House of nothingness" for "House of God "), are frequent in the Israelitish prophets (<a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Hosea 4:15</a>; <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Hosea 5:8</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5, 8, 15</a>; <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Amos 3:14</a>; <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Amos 4:4</a>; <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Amos 5:5, 6</a>; <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10-13</a>), there is but a single distinct allusion to Dan (<a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Amos 8:14</a>). Bethel was "the king's chapel" and "the king's court" (<a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Amos 7:13</a>). The priest selected by Sargon's advisers was a Bethelite priest, and, returning thither, took up the worship familiar to him. <span class="cmt_word">And taught them</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the new settlers <span class="cmt_word">- how they should fear the Lord.</span> This worship could only be that of the calf-priests instituted by Jeroboam, which was, however, most certainly a worship of Jehovah, and an imitation or travesty of the temple - worship at Jerusalem. Whether the returned priest set up a new calf-idol to replace the one which had been carried off to Assyria (<a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a>), is doubtful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/17-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Thus one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had carried away</span><br /><span class="heb">הִגְלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hiḡ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֞א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Bethel,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he began to teach</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹרֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them how</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they should worship</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽירְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yî·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/17-28.htm">2 Kings 17:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 17:28 So one of the priests whom they (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 17:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 17:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:29" /></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>