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2 Kings 17:25
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KJ21
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.
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.
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.
AMPC
At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear and revere the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
BRG
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.
CSB
When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
CSBA
When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
CEB
But when they began to live there, they didn’t worship the Lord, so the Lord sent lions against them, and the lions began to kill them.
CJB
When they first came to live there, they did not fear Adonai. Therefore Adonai sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
CEV
At first these people did not worship the Lord, so he sent lions to attack them, and the lions killed some of them.
DARBY
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.
DRA
And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.
ERV
When these people began to live in Samaria, they did not honor the Lord, so the Lord sent lions to attack them. The lions killed some of them.
EASY
When those people first lived in Samaria, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them. The lions were killing some of the people.
EHV
When they began to settle there, they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them. The lions were killing people,
ESV
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
ESVUK
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
EXB
At first they did not ·worship [revere; fear] the Lord, so he sent lions among them which killed some of them.
GNV
¶ And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew them.
GW
When they first came to live there, they didn’t worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions to kill some of them.
GNT
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord, and so he sent lions, which killed some of them.
HCSB
When they first lived there, they did not fear Yahweh. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
ICB
At first they did not worship the Lord. So he sent lions among them. The lions killed some of them.
ISV
When they first began to live there, the settlers did not fear the Lord, so he sent lions among them, and they killed a few of them.
JUB
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there that they did not fear the LORD; therefore, the LORD sent lions against them, which slew some of them.
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
Now it happened at the beginning of their settlement there, that they did not fear Yahweh; therefore Yahweh sent lions among them which were killing them.
LEB
It happened that when they began living there, they did not fear Yahweh, so Yahweh sent lions among them, and they were killing them.
TLB
But since these Assyrian colonists did not worship the Lord when they first arrived, the Lord sent lions among them to kill some of them.
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.
MEV
Right at the beginning of their settling there, they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them, and they killed some of them.
NOG
When they first came to live there, they didn’t worship Yahweh. So Yahweh sent lions to kill some of them.
NABRE
When they first settled there, they did not venerate the Lord, so he sent lions among them that killed some of them.
NASB
And at the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them that were killing some of them.
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.
NCB
When they first began to dwell there, they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them which killed some of them.
NCV
At first they did not worship the Lord, so he sent lions among them which killed some of them.
NET
When they first moved in, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.
NIRV
When they first lived there, they didn’t worship the Lord. So he sent lions among them. And the lions killed some of the people.
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.
NIVUK
When they first lived there, they did not worship the Lord; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.
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.
NLV
At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
NLT
But since these foreign settlers did not worship the Lord when they first arrived, the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
NRSVA
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
NRSVACE
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
NRSVCE
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
NRSVUE
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them that killed some of them.
OJB
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Hashem; therefore Hashem sent among them the arayot which killed some of them.
RGT
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD. Therefore, the LORD sent lions among them, which killed them.
RSV
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
RSVCE
And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
TLV
When they first began dwelling there, they did not fear Adonai—so Adonai sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
VOICE
When they first began living in Samaria, the foreigners lacked any fear of the Eternal One. So He caused lions to invade their ignorant community and kill some of the people.
WEB
So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
WYC
And when they began to dwell there, they dreaded not the Lord; and the Lord sent to them lions, the which killed them. (And when they began to live there, they did not fear the Lord/they did not revere the Lord; and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.)
YLT
and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.
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