Elijah came to all the people. He said, “When will you people decide who to follow? If the Lord is the true God, then you should follow him. But if Baal [200] is the true God, then you should follow him!”
2 Kings 17:33 - Easy To Read Version They respected the Lord, but they also served their own gods. Those people served their gods the same as they did in the countries they were taken from. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods, as did the nations from among whom they had been carried away. American Standard Version (1901) They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away. Common English Bible So they worshipped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the religious practices of the nations from which they had been exiled. Catholic Public Domain Version And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria. |
Elijah came to all the people. He said, “When will you people decide who to follow? If the Lord is the true God, then you should follow him. But if Baal [200] is the true God, then you should follow him!”
But those people also worshiped the Lord. They chose priests for the high places [213] from among the people. These priests made sacrifices for the people in the temples at those places of worship.
Even today those people live like they did in the past. They do not honor the Lord. They do not obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They do not obey the Law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob (Israel).
So now those other nations respect the Lord, but they also serve their own idols. Their children and grandchildren do the same thing their ancestors [214] did. They still do those things to this day.
The people of Israel tried to trick God.\par But now they must accept their guilt.\par The Lord will break down their altars. {\cf2\super [98]} \par He will destroy their memorial stones. {\cf2\super [99]} \par
go on their roofs {\cf2\super [2]} to worship the stars. {\cf2\super [3]} People will forget about those false priests. Some people say they worship me. Those people promised to worship me, but now they worship the false god Milcom. {\cf2\super [4]} So I will remove those people from that place.
“No person can serve two masters at the same time. He will hate one master and love the other master. Or he will follow one master and refuse to follow the other master. So you cannot serve God and Money {\cf2\super [81]} at the same time.
“No servant can serve two masters at the same time. The servant will hate one master and love the other. Or he will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money {\cf2\super [261]} at the same time.”