V.1 In the twelfth 8147 6240 year 8141 of Ahaz 271 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began Hoshea 1954 the son 1121 of Elah 425 to reign 4427-1 in Samaria 8111 over Israel 3478 nine 8672 years. 8141

17:2 And he did 6213-4 [that which was] evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD, 3068 but not as the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 that were before 6440 him.

17:3 Against him came up 5927-1 Shalmaneser 8022 king 4428 of Assyria; 804 and Hoshea 1954 became his servant, 5650 and gave 7725-55 him presents. 4503

17:4 And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 found 4672-4 conspiracy 7195 in Hoshea: 1954 for he had sent 7971-1 messengers 4397 to So 5471 king 4428 of Egypt, 4714 and brought 5927-52 no present 4503 to the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 as [he had done] year 8141 by year: 8141 therefore the king 4428 of Assyria 804 shut him up, 6113-4 and bound 631-4 him in prison. 1004 3608

17:5 Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 came up 5927-4 throughout all the land, 776 and went up 5927-4 to Samaria, 8111 and besieged 6696-4 it three 7969 years. 8141

17:6 In the ninth 8671 year 8141 of Hoshea 1954 the king 4428 of Assyria 804 took 3920-1 Samaria, 8111 and carried Israel 3478 away 1540-55 into Assyria, 804 and placed 3427-55 them in Halah 2477 and in Habor 2249 [by] the river 5104 of Gozan, 1470 and in the cities 5892 of the Medes. 4074

17:7 For [so] it was, that the children 1121 of Israel 3478 had sinned 2398-1 against the LORD 3068 their God, 430 which had brought them up 5927-56 out of the land 776 of Egypt, 4714 from under the hand 3027 of Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt, 4714 and had feared 3372-4 other 312 gods, 430

17:8 And walked 3212-4 in the statutes 2708 of the heathen, 1471 whom the LORD 3068 cast out 3423-52 from before 6440 the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 and of the kings 4428 of Israel, 3478 which they had made. 6213-1

17:9 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did secretly 2644- 17 [those] things 1697 that [were] not right against the LORD 3068 their God, 430 and they built 1129-4 them high places 1116 in all their cities, 5892 from the tower 4026 of the watchmen 5341-6 to the fenced 4013 city. 5892

17:10 And they set them up 5324-55 images 4676 and groves 842 in every high 1364 hill, 1389 and under every green 7488 tree: 6086

17:11 And there they burnt incense 6999-17 in all the high places, 1116 as [did] the heathen 1471 whom the LORD 3068 carried away 1540-52 before 6440 them; and wrought 6213-4 wicked 7451 things 1697 to provoke the LORD 3068 to anger: 3707-53

17:12 For they served 5647-4 idols, 1544 whereof the LORD 3068 had said 559-1 unto them, Ye shall not do 6213-4 this thing. 1697

17:13 Yet the LORD 3068 testified 5749-55 against Israel, 3478 and against Judah, 3063 by 3027 all the prophets, 5030 [and by] all the seers, 2374 saying, 559-2 Turn 7725-3 ye from your evil 7451 ways, 1870 and keep 8104-3 my commandments 4687 [and] my statutes, 2708 according to all the law 8451 which I commanded 6680-14 your fathers, 1 and which I sent 7971-1 to you by 3027 my servants 5650 the prophets. 5030

17:14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, 8085-1 but hardened 7185-55 their necks, 6203 like to the neck 6203 of their fathers, 1 that did not believe 539-52 in the LORD 3068 their God. 430

17:15 And they rejected 3988-4 his statutes, 2706 and his covenant 1285 that he made 3772-1 with their fathers, 1 and his testimonies 5715 which he testified 5749-52 against them; and they followed 3212-4 310 vanity, 1892 and became vain, 1891-4 and went after 310 the heathen 1471 that [were] round about 5439 them, [concerning] whom the LORD 3068 had charged 6680-14 them, that they should not do 6213-2 like them.

17:16 And they left 5800-4 all the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 their God, 430 and made 6213-4 them molten images, 4541 [even] two 8147 calves, 5695 and made 6213-4 a grove, 842 and worshipped 7812-101 all the host 6635 of heaven, 8064 and served 5647-4 Baal. 1168

17:17 And they caused their sons 1121 and their daughters 1323 to pass 5674-55 through the fire, 784 and used 7080-4 divination 7081 and enchantments, 5172-17 and sold 4376-101 themselves to do 6213-2 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD, 3068 to provoke him to anger. 3707-53

17:18 Therefore the LORD 3068 was very 3966 angry 599-101 with Israel, 3478 and removed 5493-55 them out of his sight: 6440 there was none left 7604-8 but the tribe 7626 of Judah 3063 only.

17:19 Also Judah 3063 kept 8104-1 not the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 their God, 430 but walked 3212-4 in the statutes 2708 of Israel 3478 which they made. 6213-1

17:20 And the LORD 3068 rejected 3988-4 all the seed 2233 of Israel, 3478 and afflicted 6031-17 them, and delivered 5414-4 them into the hand 3027 of spoilers, 8154-6 until he had cast 7993-52 them out of his sight. 6440

17:21 For he rent 7167-1 Israel 3478 from the house 1004 of David; 1732 and they made Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028 king: 4427-55 and Jeroboam 3379 drave 5080-55|5077-55-k Israel 3478 from following 310 the LORD, 3068 and made them sin 2398-52 a great 1419 sin. 2401

17:22 For the children 1121 of Israel 3478 walked 3212-4 in all the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 which he did; 6213-1 they departed 5493-1 not from them;

17:23 Until the LORD 3068 removed 5493-52 Israel 3478 out of his sight, 6440 as he had said 1696-14 by 3027 all his servants 5650 the prophets. 5030 So was Israel 3478 carried away 1540-4 out of their own land 127 to Assyria 804 unto this day. 3117

17:24 And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 brought 935-55 [men] from Babylon, 894 and from Cuthah, 3575 and from Ava, 5755 and from Hamath, 2574 and from Sepharvaim, 5617 and placed 3427-55 [them] in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111 instead of the children 1121 of Israel: 3478 and they possessed 3423-4 Samaria, 8111 and dwelt 3427-4 in the cities 5892 thereof.

17:25 And [so] it was at the beginning 8462 of their dwelling 3427-2 there, [that] they feared 3372-1 not the LORD: 3068 therefore the LORD 3068 sent 7971-17 lions 738 among them, which slew 2026-6 [some] of them.

17:26 Wherefore they spake 559-4 to the king 4428 of Assyria, 804 saying, 559-2 The nations 1471 which thou hast removed, 1540-52 and placed 3427-55 in the cities 5892 of Samaria, 8111 know 3045-1 not the manner 4941 of the God 430 of the land: 776 therefore he hath sent 7971-17 lions 738 among them, and, behold, they slay 4191-56 them, because they know 3045-6 not the manner 4941 of the God 430 of the land. 776

17:27 Then the king 4428 of Assyria 804 commanded, 6680-17 saying, 559-2 Carry 3212-54 thither one 259 of the priests 3548 whom ye brought 1540-52 from thence; and let them go 3212-4 and dwell 3427-4 there, and let him teach 3384-55 them the manner 4941 of the God 430 of the land. 776

17:28 Then one 259 of the priests 3548 whom they had carried away 1540-52 from Samaria 8111 came 935-4 and dwelt 3427-4 in Bethel, 1008 and taught 3384-56 them how they should fear 3372-4 the LORD. 3068

17:29 Howbeit every nation 1471 1471 made 6213-6 gods 430 of their own, and put 3240-55 [them] in the houses 1004 of the high places 1116 which the Samaritans 8118 had made, 6213-1 every nation 1471 1471 in their cities 5892 wherein they dwelt. 3427-6

17:30 And the men 582 of Babylon 894 made 6213-1 Succothbenoth, 5524 and the men 582 of Cuth 3575 made 6213-1 Nergal, 5370 and the men 582 of Hamath 2574 made 6213-1 Ashima, 807

17:31 And the Avites 5761 made 6213-1 Nibhaz 5026 and Tartak, 8662 and the Sepharvites 5616 burnt 8313-6 their children 1121 in fire 784 to Adrammelech 152 and Anammelech, 6048 the gods 430 of Sepharvaim. 5617

17:32 So they feared 3373 the LORD, 3068 and made 6213-4 unto themselves of the lowest 7098 of them priests 3548 of the high places, 1116 which sacrificed 6213-6 for them in the houses 1004 of the high places. 1116

17:33 They feared 3373 the LORD, 3068 and served 5647-6 their own gods, 430 after the manner 4941 of the nations 1471 whom they carried away 1540-52 from thence.

17:34 Unto this day 3117 they do 6213-6 after the former 7223 manners: 4941 they fear 3373 not the LORD, 3068 neither do 6213-6 they after their statutes, 2708 or after their ordinances, 4941 or after the law 8451 and commandment 4687 which the LORD 3068 commanded 6680-14 the children 1121 of Jacob, 3290 whom he named 7760-1 8034 Israel; 3478

17:35 With whom the LORD 3068 had made 3772-4 a covenant, 1285 and charged 6680-17 them, saying, 559-2 Ye shall not fear 3372-4 other 312 gods, 430 nor bow 7812-101 yourselves to them, nor serve 5647-4 them, nor sacrifice 2076-4 to them:

17:36 But the LORD, 3068 who brought you up 5927-52 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714 with great 1419 power 3581 and a stretched out 5186-7 arm, 2220 him shall ye fear, 3372-4 and him shall ye worship, 7812-101 and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 2076-4

17:37 And the statutes, 2706 and the ordinances, 4941 and the law, 8451 and the commandment, 4687 which he wrote 3789-1 for you, ye shall observe 8104-4 to do 6213-2 for evermore; 3605 3117 and ye shall not fear 3372-4 other 312 gods. 430

17:38 And the covenant 1285 that I have made 3772-1 with you ye shall not forget; 7911-4 neither shall ye fear 3372-4 other 312 gods. 430

17:39 But the LORD 3068 your God 430 ye shall fear; 3372-4 and he shall deliver 5337-55 you out of the hand 3027 of all your enemies. 341-6

17:40 Howbeit they did not hearken, 8085-1 but they did 6213- 6 after their former 7223 manner. 4941