2 Kings 17:17-31

17Then 1they made their sonsH1121 and their daughtersH1323 passH5674 through the fireH784, and they 2practicedH7080 divinationH7081 and interpretingH5172 omensH5172, and 3gaveH4376 themselves overH4376 to doH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, provokingH3707 Him. 18So the LordH3068 was veryH3966 angryH599 with IsraelH3478, and He 4removedH5493 them from His 5sightH6440; 6noH3808 one was leftH7604 exceptH7534H905 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063.

197JudahH3063 did not keepH8104 the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 their GodH430 eitherH1571, but they 89followedH1980 the 10customsH2708 11whichH834 IsraelH3478 had 12introducedH6213. 20So the LordH3068 rejectedH3988 allH3605 the 13descendantsH2233 of IsraelH3478 and afflictedH6031 them and 14handedH5414H3027 them overH5414 to plunderersH8154, untilH5704H834 He had castH7993 them 15outH7993 of His sightH6440.

21WhenH3588 16He had tornH7167 IsraelH3478 from the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, 17they madeH4427 JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028 kingH4427. Then 18JeroboamH3379 droveH5067 IsraelH3478 awayH5067 from followingH310 the LordH3068 and misledH2398 them into a greatH1419 sinH2401. 22And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 walkedH1980 in allH3605 the sinsH2403 of JeroboamH3379 whichH834 he committedH6213; they did not desistH5493 from them 2319untilH5704H834 the LordH3068 removedH5493 IsraelH3478 from His sightH6440, 20justH3512 asH3512 He had spokenH1696 throughH3027 allH3605 His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030. 21So IsraelH3478 wentH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 from their own landH127 to AssyriaH804 untilH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.

2422Then the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 broughtH935 people from BabylonH894, CuthahH3575, 2324AvvaH5755, 25HamathH2574, and SepharvaimH5617, and settledH3427 them in the citiesH5892 of SamariaH8111 inH8478 placeH8478 ofH8478 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. So they tookH3423 possessionH3423 of SamariaH8111 and livedH3427 in its citiesH5892. 25And at the beginningH8462 of their livingH3427 thereH8033, they 26did not fearH3372 the LordH3068; therefore the LordH3068 sentH7971 lionsH738 among them that were killingH2026 some of them. 26So they spokeH559 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, sayingH559, “The nationsH1471 whomH834 you have takenH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 and settledH3427 in the citiesH5892 of SamariaH8111 do not knowH3045 the customH4941 of the GodH430 of the landH776; so He has sentH7971 lionsH738 among them, and beholdH2009, they are killingH4191 them becauseH834 they do not knowH3045 the customH4941 of the GodH430 of the landH776.”

27Then the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 issuedH6680 commandsH6680, sayingH559, “TakeH1980 oneH259 of the priestsH3548 thereH8033 whomH834 you ledH1540 intoH1540 27exileH1540, and have 28him goH1980 and liveH3427 thereH8033; and have him teachH3384 them the customH4941 of the GodH430 of the landH776.” 28So oneH259 of the priestsH3548 whomH834 they had ledH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 from SamariaH8111 cameH935 and livedH3427 in BethelH1008, and taughtH3384 them howH349 they were to fearH3372 the LordH3068.

29But everyH1471 nationH1471 was still makingH6213 godsH430 of its own, and they putH5117 them 29in the housesH1004 of the highH1116 placesH1116 whichH834 the peopleH8118 ofH8118 SamariaH8118 had madeH6213, everyH1471 nationH1471 in their citiesH5892 in whichH834 they livedH3427. 3030The menH376 of BabylonH894 madeH6213 Succoth-benothH5524, the menH376 of CuthH3575 madeH6213 NergalH5370, the menH376 of HamathH2574 madeH6213 AshimaH807, 31and the AvvitesH5757 madeH6213 NibhazH5026 and TartakH8662; and 31the SepharvitesH5616 were burningH8313 their childrenH1121 in the fireH784 to 32AdrammelechH152 and AnammelechH6048, the godsH430 of 33SepharvaimH5617.