2 Kings 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.”

2 Kings 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.””

2 Kings 17:12 — World English Bible

2 Kings 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.”

2 Kings 17:12 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, `Ye do not do this thing;'”

2 Kings 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.”

2 Kings 17:12 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And serued idoles: whereof the Lord had sayd vnto them, Ye shall do no such thing,”

2 Kings 17:12 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 17:12 in Context — 2 Kings 17

10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:

12 For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

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What Does 2 Kings 17:12 Mean?

2 Kings 17:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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