2 Kings 17:32
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 6 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
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.
And they are fearing Jehovah, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.
So they went on worshipping the Lord, and made for themselves, from among all the people, priests for the high places, to make offerings for them in the houses of the high places.
Cross References
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests …
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am …
And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not …
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of …
Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the …
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the …