2 Kings 17:26

Conservative English Version

A messenger told the king of Assyria, "The people you moved to Israel don't know how to worship the god of that country. So he sent lions that have attacked and killed some of them."

Cross References

2 Kings 17:25

At first these people did not worship the LORD, so he sent lions to attack them, and the lions killed some of them.

2 Kings 17:27

The king replied, "Get one of the Israelite priests we brought here and send him back to Israel. He can live there and teach them about the god of that country."

Amos 8:14

You made promises in the name of Ashimah, the goddess of Samaria. And you made vows in my name at the shrines of Dan and Beersheba. But you will fall and never get up.

1 Samuel 10:25

Samuel explained the rights and duties of a king and wrote them all in a book. He put the book in a temple building at one of the places where the LORD was worshiped. Then Samuel sent everyone home.

1 Samuel 8:9

Do everything they ask, but warn them and tell them how a king will treat them.