2 Kings 17:32 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 17:32

So 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.

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ASV

So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

KJV

So they feared the Lord, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

So they feared the Lord,.... Worshipped the God of Israel in the manner they were taught: and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places; these were made after the manner of Jeroboam's priests, 1Ki 12:31, and were to sacrifice to the God of Israel in the high places, and temples built there; for otherwise they had, no doubt, priests of their own to sacrifice to their gods, and which they brought with them.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Sacrificed - Unto the true God: for as to the worship of their own gods, they needed no instruction, and would not permit a person of another religion to minister therein.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Of the lowest of them priests - One priest was not enough for this motley population; and, as the priesthood was probably neither respectable nor lucrative, it was only the lowest of the people who would enter into the employment.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּהְי֥וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
יְרֵאִ֖ים	ye.re.'Im	fearing	H3373 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ	vai.ya.'a.Su	and they appointed	H6213 →
לָהֶ֤ם	la.Hem	for themselves
מִקְצוֹתָם֙	mik.tzo.Tam	from among themselves	H7098 →
כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	ko.ha.Nei	priests of	H3548 →
בָמ֔וֹת	va.Mot	[the] high places	H1116 →
וַיִּהְי֛וּ	vai.yih.Yu	and they were	H1961 →
עֹשִׂ֥ים	'o.Sim	offering	H6213 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	for them
בְּבֵ֥ית	be.Veit	in [the] house of	H1004 →
הַבָּמֽוֹת׃	ha.ba.Mot	the high places	H1116 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 12:31
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:9
  But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 13:32–33
  for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely…
- Numbers 3:10
  So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
Through
Zephaniah 1:5
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
leads to
- Jeremiah 19:13
  The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and…
- 2 Kings 17:33
  They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.
- 2 Kings 17:41
  So 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.
- 1 Kings 18:21
  Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did…
- 1 Kings 11:33

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings