2 Kings 17:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.”
2 Kings 17:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.”
2 Kings 17:17 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.”
2 Kings 17:17 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;”
2 Kings 17:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.”
2 Kings 17:17 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they made their sonnes and their daughters passe thorowe the fire, and vsed witchcraft and inchantments, yea, solde them selues to doe euill in the sight of the Lord, to anger him.”
2 Kings 17:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:17 in Context — 2 Kings 17
15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.
16 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
What Does 2 Kings 17:17 Mean?
2 Kings 17:17 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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