He acted most abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.)
2 Kings 17:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing. American Standard Version (1901) and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Common English Bible They worshipped images about which the LORD had said, Don’t do such things! Catholic Public Domain Version And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing. |
He acted most abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.)
there they made offerings on all the high places, as the nations did whom the Lord had carried away before them. They did wicked things, provoking the Lord to anger;
They would not listen, however, but continued to practice their former custom.
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;
for you shall worship no other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
For when I had brought them into the land that I swore to give them, then wherever they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and presented the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing odors, and there they poured out their drink offerings.
“You shall make for yourselves no idols and erect no carved images or pillars, and you shall not place figured stones in your land, to worship at them, for I am the Lord your God.
so that you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow yourselves down to them,