He also made houses on high places, and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites.
2 Kings 17:29 - Revised Standard Version But every nation still made gods of its own, and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they dwelt; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But every nationality still made gods of their own and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nationality in the city in which they dwelt. American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. Common English Bible But each nationality still made its own gods. They set them up in the houses that the people of Samaria had made at the shrines. Each nationality did this in whichever cities they lived. Catholic Public Domain Version And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the temples of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: every nation in their cities where they dwelt. |
He also made houses on high places, and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites.
For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”
So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.
For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.