KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
2 Kings 17:27–28
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2 Kings 17:27
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carie thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence, and let them goe and dwell there, and let him teach them the maner of the God of the land.
2 Kings 17:28
28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.
28Then one of the priests whom they had caried away from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them howe they should feare the LORD.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Kings 17:27
A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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Ordered; directed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To bear, convey, support, lead, or transport from one place to another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To that place or in that direction.
Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons who officiate in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; KJV contexts distinguish Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, chief priests, and persons made priests unto God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: priest)
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region.
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Kings 17:28
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons who officiate in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; KJV contexts distinguish Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, chief priests, and persons made priests unto God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: priest)
To carry: to bear, convey, support, or take from one place to another.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The city of Samaria or the surrounding region, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Instructed or caused to learn.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Alarm or dread; reverent awe; as a verb, to be afraid, revere, or cause fear.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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From verse 27
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Open the full verse study31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
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Open the full verse study2And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
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Open the full verse study15And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
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Open the full verse study13Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
From verse 28
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Open the full verse study29And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
32And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.
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Open the full verse study13¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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Open the full verse study14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
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