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2 Kings 17:25

Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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ASV

And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

KJV

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.Latat [the] beginning ofH8462 →
שִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.Tamdwelling theyH3427 →
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יָרְא֖וּya.re.'Uthey fearedH3372 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.Lachand he sentH7971 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בָּהֶם֙ba.Hemamong them
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.Yot<the> lionsH738 →
וַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961 →
הֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimkillingH2026 →
בָּהֶֽם׃ba.Hemin them

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Isaiah 15:9The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.2 Kings 17:41So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.2 Kings 17:32So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.2 Kings 17:34To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.Ezekiel 5:17I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”Leviticus 26:22I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.Jeremiah 15:3I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.Ezekiel 14:15Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.Daniel 6:26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.Jonah 1:9“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”Ezekiel 14:21For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?1 Kings 20:36Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.1 Kings 13:24As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.2 Kings 17:28Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.Joshua 22:25For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.

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