Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If Adonai is God, follow Him; but if Baal is, follow him.” But the people did not answer him, not even a word.
2 Kings 17:41 - Tree of Life Version So while these nations feared Adonai, they also worshipped their idols. Their children and grandchildren do as their fathers did to this day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So these nations [vainly] feared the Lord and also served their graven images, as did their children and their children's children. As their fathers did, so do they to this day. American Standard Version (1901) So these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children’s children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. Common English Bible So these nations worship the LORD, but they also serve their idols. The children and the grandchildren are doing the very same thing their parents did. And that’s how things still are today. Catholic Public Domain Version And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day. |
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If Adonai is God, follow Him; but if Baal is, follow him.” But the people did not answer him, not even a word.
those bowing down on the roofs to the host of the heavens. those bowing down, swearing to Adonai and also swearing by Molech
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick by one and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and money.”