Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
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Christian Standard Bible ®
2 Kings 17:40
However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices.
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanParallel Translations
Hebrew Names Version
However they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
However they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
King James Version
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
English Standard Version
However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
New Century Version
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they had done before.
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they had done before.
New English Translation
But they pay no attention; instead they observe their earlier practices.
But they pay no attention; instead they observe their earlier practices.
Amplified Bible
However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom.
However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom.
New American Standard Bible
However, they did not listen, but they kept acting in accordance with their earlier custom.
However, they did not listen, but they kept acting in accordance with their earlier custom.
World English Bible
However they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
However they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Howbeit they obeyed not, but did after their olde custome.
Howbeit they obeyed not, but did after their olde custome.
Legacy Standard Bible
However, they did not listen, but they were acting according to their earlier custom.
However, they did not listen, but they were acting according to their earlier custom.
Berean Standard Bible
But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
Contemporary English Version
But the people living in Israel ignored that command and kept on following their old customs.
But the people living in Israel ignored that command and kept on following their old customs.
Complete Jewish Bible
However, they didn't listen, but followed their old [pagan] practices.
However, they didn't listen, but followed their old [pagan] practices.
Darby Translation
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.
George Lamsa Translation
However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former customs.
However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former customs.
Good News Translation
But those people would not listen, and they continued to follow their old customs.
But those people would not listen, and they continued to follow their old customs.
Lexham English Bible
They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.
They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.
Literal Translation
But they did not listen, but did according to their former custom.
But they did not listen, but did according to their former custom.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles they wolde not herken, but dyd after their olde custome.
Neuertheles they wolde not herken, but dyd after their olde custome.
American Standard Version
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Bible in Basic English
But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.
But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howebeit, they dyd not hearken, but did after their olde custome.
Howebeit, they dyd not hearken, but did after their olde custome.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
King James Version (1611)
Howbeit, they did not hearken, but they did after their former maner.
Howbeit, they did not hearken, but they did after their former maner.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Neither shall ye comply with their practice, which they follow.
Neither shall ye comply with their practice, which they follow.
English Revised Version
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe thei herden not, but diden bi her formere custom.
Forsothe thei herden not, but diden bi her formere custom.
Young's Literal Translation
and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,
and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,
Update Bible Version
Nevertheless they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
Nevertheless they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
Webster's Bible Translation
Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
New King James Version
However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.
However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.
New Living Translation
But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.
But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.
New Life Bible
But they did not listen. They followed the ways of times past.
But they did not listen. They followed the ways of times past.
New Revised Standard
They would not listen, however, but they continued to practice their former custom.
They would not listen, however, but they continued to practice their former custom.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Howbeit they hearkened not, - but, according to their own former custom, were they offering.
Howbeit they hearkened not, - but, according to their own former custom, were they offering.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom.
But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom.
Revised Standard Version
However they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
However they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
THE MESSAGE
But they didn't pay any attention. They kept doing what they'd always done. As it turned out, all the time these people were putting on a front of worshiping God , they were at the same time involved with their local idols. And they're still doing it. Like father, like son.
But they didn't pay any attention. They kept doing what they'd always done. As it turned out, all the time these people were putting on a front of worshiping God , they were at the same time involved with their local idols. And they're still doing it. Like father, like son.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.
However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.
Contextual Overview
24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in place of the Israelites in the cities of Samaria. The settlers took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities. 25When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. 26The settlers said to the king of Assyria, “The nations that you have deported and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them that are killing them because the people don’t know the requirements of the god of the land.” 27Then the king of Assyria issued a command: “Send back one of the priests you deported. Have him go and live there so he can teach them the requirements of the god of the land.” 28So one of the priests they had deported came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should fear the Lord. 29But the people of each nation were still making their own gods in the cities where they lived and putting them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made. 30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32They feared the Lord, but they also made from their ranks priests for the high places, who were working for them at the shrines of the high places. 33They feared the Lord, but they also worshiped their own gods according to the practice of the nations from which they had been deported.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they did not: Jeremiah 13:23
but they did: 2 Kings 17:8, 2 Kings 17:12, 2 Kings 17:34, Deuteronomy 4:28
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their former manner. They did not repent of their idolatries, but persisted in them, and even when they were in captivity in Assyria, or such of them as were left in the land.
