2 Kings 17 · Verse 26

2 Kings 17:26

Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
2 Kings 17:26, King James Version

2 Kings 17:26 in other translations

BSBSo they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
WEBTherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them; and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”
ASVWherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.
YLTAnd they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, ‘The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.'
DARBYAnd they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of thegod of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of thegod of the land.
BBESo they said to the king of Assyria, The nations whom you have taken as prisoners and put in the towns of Samaria, have no knowledge of the way of the god of the land: so he has sent lions among them, causing their death, because they have no knowledge of his way.
WebsterWherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

What does 2 Kings 17:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 17:24-28

24-28. the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, etc.--This was not Shalmaneser, but Esar-haddon (Eze 4:2). The places vacated by the captive Israelites he ordered to be occupied by several colonies of his own subjects from Babylon and other provinces. from Cuthah--the Chaldee form of Cush or Susiana, now Khusistan. Ava--supposed to be Ahivaz, situated on the river Karuns, which empties into the head of the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 The manner of the God of the land - משפט mishpat, the judgment; the way in which the God of the land is to be worshipped.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 17:24-41

The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel. But such will form unworthy thoughts of God, will expect to please him by outward forms, and will vainly try to reconcile his service with the love of the world and the indulgence of their lusts. May that fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of…

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2 Kings 17:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand people saidH559
לְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurAssyriaH804
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.tayou took into exileH1540
וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevand you caused to dwellH3427
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
שֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'Uthey knowH3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.Pat[the] custom ofH4941
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] god ofH430
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וַיְשַׁלַּח\־vay.sha.lach-and he has sentH7971
בָּ֣םbamamong them
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.Yot<the> lionsH738
וְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.Namand there theyH2009
מְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.Tim[are] killingH4191
אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.Sher<as> sinceH834
אֵינָ֣ם'ei.Namnot theyH369
יֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'Im[are] knowingH3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.Pat[the] custom ofH4941
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] god ofH430
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 17:26

  • 1 Samuel 8:9

    Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

  • 1 Samuel 10:25

    Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

  • 2 Kings 17:27

    Then 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.

  • Amos 8:14

    They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer–sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

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and placed.
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know not.
27; 1Sa 8:9; 10:25; Am 8:14

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Context

  • 2 Kings 17:25

    And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

  • 2 Kings 17:26

    Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

  • 2 Kings 17:27

    Then 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.

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2 Kings 17:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijeron ellos al rey de Asiria: Las gentes que tú traspasaste y pusiste en las ciudades de Samaria, no saben la costumbre del Dios de aquella tierra, y él ha echado leones en ellos, y he aquí los matan, porque no saben la costumbre del Dios de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et on parla au roi d’Assyrie, disant: Les nations que tu as transportées et que tu as fait habiter dans les villes de Samarie ne connaissent pas la coutume du dieu du pays, et il a envoyé contre elles des lions, et voici, ces lions les font mourir, parce qu’elles ne connaissent pas la coutume du dieu du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und man sprach zu dem König von Assyrien und sagte: Die Nationen, die du weggeführt und in den Städten Samarias hast wohnen lassen, kennen nicht die Weise des Gottes des Landes; und er hat Löwen unter sie gesandt, und siehe, sie töten sie, weil sie die Weise des Gottes des Landes nicht kennen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nuntiatumque est regi Assyriorum, et dictum: Gentes quas transtulisti, et habitare fecisti in civitatibus Samariæ, ignorant legitima Dei terræ: et immisit in eos Dominus leones, et ecce interficiunt eos, eo quod ignorent ritum Dei terræ.