2 Kings 17:26

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And it was told the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the ordinances of the God of the land. And the Lord hath sent lions among them: and, behold, they kill them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

Cross References

Amos 8:14

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

2 Kings 17:27

And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought from thence captive. And let him go, and dwell with them: and let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.

1 Samuel 10:25

And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own house.

1 Samuel 8:9

Now therefore hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them.

2 Kings 17:25

And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.