2 Kings 17:25 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

English 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.

English Amplified

At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear and revere the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear and revere the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When they first lived there, they did not fear the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

When those people first lived in Samaria, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them. The lions were killing some of the people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When these people began to live in Samaria, they did not honor the Lord, so the Lord sent lions to attack them. The lions killed some of them.

And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord, and so he sent lions, which killed some of them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When they first came to live there, they didn't worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions to kill some of them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When they first lived there, they did not fear the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Now it happened at the beginning of their settlement there, that they did not fear Yahweh; therefore Yahweh sent lions among them which were killing them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Right at the beginning of their settling there, they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them, and behold, they killed some of them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When they first settled there, they did not venerate the LORD, so he sent lions among them that killed some of their number.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When they first lived there, they didn't worship the Lord. So he sent lions among them. And the lions killed some of the people.

English NIV

When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.

English NKJ 1982

And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English NLT

But since these foreign settlers did not worship the LORD when they first arrived, the LORD sent lions among them to kill some of them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When they first settled there, they did not worship the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But since these Assyrian colonists did not worship the Lord when they first arrived, the Lord sent lions among them to kill some of them.

English Tyndale 1537

But at the beginning of their dwelling, they feared not the LORD. Wherefore the LORD sent lions upon them which slew them.