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2 Kings 17:16

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2 Kings 17:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 They rejected all the commands of the Lord their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven.

2 Kings 17:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, made for themselves a molded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The people rejected all the commands of the Lord their God. They molded statues of two calves, and they made an Asherah idol. They worshiped all the stars of the sky and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;

2 Kings 17:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God: 

They made two calves out of cast metal. 

They made a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah. 

They prayed to the entire army of heaven. 

They worshiped Baal. 

2 Kings 17:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images for themselves, two calves, and an Asherah pole. They worshiped the whole heavenly host and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 They rejected all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves cast images of two calves; they made a sacred pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 They abandoned all the commands of Yahweh their God and made for themselves two molten calf-shaped idols; they made a pole of Asherah worship and bowed down to the army of the heavens and served Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 They turned away from all of the commands of the Lord their God. They made two statues of gods for themselves. The statues were shaped like calves. They made a pole that was used to worship the goddess Asherah. They bowed down to all of the stars. And they worshiped the god Baal.

2 Kings 17:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 They forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal.


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