2 Kings 17:25
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser besieges Samaria for three years; his successor Sargon II deports Israel to Assyria. The theological analysis is explicit: Israel fell because they sinned against God from the exodus onward, following other gods, erecting high places, and …
Other Translations
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.
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.
Now when first they were living there they did not give worship to the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, causing the death of some of them.
Cross References
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And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast …
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Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, …
So they feared the Lord, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which …
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth–el, and taught them …
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came …
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, …
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Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a …