2 Kings 17:9
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
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
And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
and the sons of Israel do covertly things that <FI>are<Fi> not right against Jehovah their God, and build for them high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers unto the fenced city,
And the children of Israel did secretly against the Lord their God things which were not right, building high places for themselves in all their towns, from the tower of the watchmen to the walled town.
Cross References
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, …
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the …
He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced …
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do …
Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps …