Cross References And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. Deuteronomy 29:25 And they shall answer: Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord, which he made with their fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt: 2 Kings 18:8 He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. secretly Deuteronomy 13:6 If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers, Deuteronomy 27:15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven and molten thing, the abomination of the Lord, the work of the hands of artificers, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say: Amen. Job 31:27 And my heart in secret hath rejoiced, and I have kissed my hand with my mouth: Ezekiel 8:12 And he said to me: Surely thou seest, O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. from the tower 2 Kings 18:8 He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. Hosea 12:11 If Galaad be an idol, then in vain were they in Galgal offering sacrifices with bullocks: for their altars also are as heaps in the furrows of the field. Context Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry…8And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel: because they had done in like manner. 9And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.10And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree:… Lexicon The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son secretly did וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ (way·ḥap·pə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2644: To cover, to act covertly things against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative that [were] אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no right. כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus From watchtower מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל (mim·miḡ·dal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while fortified מִבְצָֽר׃ (miḇ·ṣār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender city, עִ֥יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement they built וַיִּבְנ֨וּ (way·yiḇ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build high places בָּמוֹת֙ (bā·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every their cities. עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ā·rê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement Additional Translations The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.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. 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 in those of the children of Israel as many as secretly practised customs, not as they should have done, against the Lord their God: And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city. And the children of Israel did secretly 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. And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. The children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Yahweh 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 are 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, Jump to Previous Build Built Children Cities City Covertly Fenced Fortified High Impute Israel Moreover Places Right Secretly Themselves Tower Towns Walled Watchers Watchmen Watchmen's WatchtowerJump to Next Build Built Children Cities City Covertly Fenced Fortified High Impute Israel Moreover Places Right Secretly Themselves Tower Towns Walled Watchers Watchmen Watchmen's WatchtowerExternal Links 2 Kings 17:9 NIV2 Kings 17:9 NLT 2 Kings 17:9 ESV 2 Kings 17:9 NASB 2 Kings 17:9 ASV 2 Kings 17:9 Bible Apps 2 Kings 17:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 17:9 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 17:9 French Bible 2 Kings 17:9 German Bible Alphabetical: against all built city did for fortified From God high in Israel Israelites LORD Moreover not of places right secretly sons that The their themselves they things to towns watchtower were which OT History: 2 Kings 17:9 The children of Israel did secretly things (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |