Dual Panel1In the twelfth<8147><6240> year<8141> of Ahaz<271> king<4428> of Judah<3063>, Hoshea<1954> the son<1121> of Elah<425> became<4427> king<4427> over<5921> Israel<3478> in Samaria<8111>, and reigned nine<8672> years<8141>.
2He did<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>, only<7534> not as the kings<4428> of Israel<3478> who<834> were before<6440> him.
3Shalmaneser<8022> king<4428> of Assyria<804> came<5927> up against<5921> him, and Hoshea<1954> became<1961> his servant<5650> and paid<7725> him tribute<4503>.
4But the king<4428> of Assyria<804> found<4672> conspiracy<7195> in Hoshea<1954>, who<834> had sent<7971> messengers<4397> to So<5471> king<4428> of Egypt<4714> and had offered<5927> no<3808> tribute<4503> to the king<4428> of Assyria<804>, as he had done year<8141> by year<8141>; so the king<4428> of Assyria<804> shut<6113> him up and bound<631> him in prison<1004><3608>.
5Then the king<4428> of Assyria<804> invaded<5927> the whole<3605> land<776> and went<5927> up to Samaria<8111> and besieged<6696><5921> it three<7969> years<8141>.
6In the ninth<8671> year<8141> of Hoshea<1954>, the king<4428> of Assyria<804> captured<3920> Samaria<8111> and carried<1540> Israel<3478> away<1540> into exile<1540> to Assyria<804>, and settled<3427> them in Halah<2477> and Habor<2249>, on the river<5104> of Gozan<1470>, and in the cities<5892> of the Medes<4074>.
7Now this came<1961> about because<3588> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> had sinned<2398> against the LORD<3068> their God<430>, who had brought<5927> them up from the land<776> of Egypt<4714> from under<8478> the hand<3027> of Pharaoh<6547>, king<4428> of Egypt<4714>, and they had feared<3372> other<312> gods<430>
8and walked<1980> in the customs<2708> of the nations<1471> whom<834> the LORD<3068> had driven<3423> out before<4480><6440> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, and in the customs of the kings<4428> of Israel<3478> which<834> they had introduced<6213>.
9The sons<1121> of Israel<3478> did<2644> things<1697> secretly<2644> which<834> were not right<3653> against<5921> the LORD<3068> their God<430>. Moreover, they built<1129> for themselves high<1116> places<1116> in all<3605> their towns<5892>, from watchtower<4026> to fortified<4013> city<5892>.
10They set<5324> for themselves sacred pillars<4676> and Asherim<842> on every<3605> high<1364> hill<1389> and under<8478> every<3605> green<7488> tree<6086>,
11and there<8033> they burned<6999> incense<6999> on all<3605> the high<1116> places<1116> as the nations<1471> did which<834> the LORD<3068> had carried<1540> away<1540> to exile<1540> before<4480><6440> them; and they did<6213> evil<7451> things<1697> provoking<3707> the LORD<3068>.
12They served<5647> idols<1544>, concerning which<834> the LORD<3068> had said<559> to them, "You shall not do<6213> this<2088> thing<1697>."
13Yet the LORD<3068> warned<5749> Israel<3478> and Judah<3063> through<3027> all<3605> His prophets<5030> and every<3605> seer<2374>, saying<559>, "Turn<7725> from your evil<7451> ways<1870> and keep<8104> My commandments<4687>, My statutes<2708> according to all<3605> the law<8451> which<834> I commanded<6680> your fathers<1>, and which<834> I sent<7971> to you through<3027> My servants<5650> the prophets<5030>."
14However, they did not listen<8085>, but stiffened<7185> their neck<6203> like their fathers<1>, who<834> did not believe<539> in the LORD<3068> their God<430>.
15They rejected<3988> His statutes<2706> and His covenant<1285> which<834> He made<3772> with their fathers<1> and His warnings<5715> with which<834> He warned<5749> them. And they followed<1980><310> vanity<1892> and became<1891> vain<1891>, and went after<310> the nations<1471> which<834> surrounded<5439> them, concerning which<834> the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> them not to do<6213> like them.
16They forsook<5800> all<3605> the commandments<4687> of the LORD<3068> their God<430> and made<6213> for themselves molten<4541> images<4541>, even two<8147> calves<5695>, and made<6213> an Asherah<842> and worshiped<7812> all<3605> the host<6635> of heaven<8064> and served<5647> Baal<1168>.
17Then they made their sons<1121> and their daughters<1323> pass<5674> through the fire<784>, and practiced<7080> divination<7081> and enchantments<5172>, and sold<4376> themselves to do<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>, provoking<3707> Him.
18So the LORD<3068> was very<3966> angry<599> with Israel<3478> and removed<5493> them from His sight<6440>; none<3808> was left<7604> except<7534><905> the tribe<7626> of Judah<3063>.
19Also<1571> Judah<3063> did not keep<8104> the commandments<4687> of the LORD<3068> their God<430>, but walked<1980> in the customs<2708> which<834> Israel<3478> had introduced<6213>.
20The LORD<3068> rejected<3988> all<3605> the descendants<2233> of Israel<3478> and afflicted<6031> them and gave<5414> them into the hand<3027> of plunderers<8154>, until<5704><834> He had cast<7993> them out of His sight<6440>.
21When<3588> He had torn<7167> Israel<3478> from the house<1004> of David<1732>, they made<4427> Jeroboam<3379> the son<1121> of Nebat<5028> king<4427>. Then Jeroboam<3379> drove<5067> Israel<3478> away<5067> from following<310> the LORD<3068> and made them commit<2398> a great<1419> sin<2401>.
22The sons<1121> of Israel<3478> walked<1980> in all<3605> the sins<2403> of Jeroboam<3379> which<834> he did<6213>; they did not depart<5493> from them
23until<5704><834> the LORD<3068> removed<5493> Israel<3478> from His sight<6440>, as He spoke<1696> through<3027> all<3605> His servants<5650> the prophets<5030>. So Israel<3478> was carried<1540> away<1540> into exile<1540> from their own land<127> to Assyria<804> until<5704> this<2088> day<3117>.
24The king<4428> of Assyria<804> brought<935> men from Babylon<894> and from Cuthah<3575> and from Avva<5755> and from Hamath<2574> and Sephar-vaim<5617>, and settled<3427> them in the cities<5892> of Samaria<8111> in place<8478> of the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>. So they possessed<3423> Samaria<8111> and lived<3427> in its cities<5892>.
25At the beginning<8462> of their living<3427> there<8033>, they did not fear<3372> the LORD<3068>; therefore the LORD<3068> sent<7971> lions<738> among them which killed<2026> some of them.
26So they spoke<559> to the king<4428> of Assyria<804>, saying<559>, "The nations<1471> whom<834> you have carried<1540> away<1540> into exile<1540> in the cities<5892> of Samaria<8111> do not know<3045> the custom<4941> of the god<430> of the land<776>; so he has sent<7971> lions<738> among them, and behold<2009>, they kill<4191> them because<834> they do not know<3045> the custom<4941> of the god<430> of the land<776>."
27Then the king<4428> of Assyria<804> commanded<6680>, saying<559>, "Take<1980> there<8033> one<259> of the priests<3548> whom<834> you carried<1540> away<1540> into exile<1540> and let him go<1980> and live<3427> there<8033>; and let him teach<3384> them the custom<4941> of the god<430> of the land<776>."
28So one<259> of the priests<3548> whom<834> they had carried<1540> away<1540> into exile<1540> from Samaria<8111> came<935> and lived<3427> at Bethel<1008>, and taught<3384> them how<349> they should fear<3372> the LORD<3068>.
29But every<1471> nation<1471> still made<6213> gods<430> of its own and put<5117> them in the houses<1004> of the high<1116> places<1116> which<834> the people<8118> of Samaria<8118> had made<6213>, every<1471> nation<1471> in their cities<5892> in which<834> they lived<3427>.
30The men<376> of Babylon<894> made<6213> Succoth-benoth<5524>, the men<376> of Cuth<3575> made<6213> Nergal<5370>, the men<376> of Hamath<2574> made<6213> Ashima<807>,
31and the Avvites<5757> made<6213> Nibhaz<5026> and Tartak<8662>; and the Sepharvites<5616> burned<8313> their children<1121> in the fire<784> to Adrammelech<152> and Anammelech<6048> the gods<430> of Sepharvaim<5617>.
32They also feared<3372> the LORD<3068> and appointed<6213> from among<7098> themselves priests<3548> of the high<1116> places<1116>, who acted<6213> for them in the houses<1004> of the high<1116> places<1116>.
33They feared<3372> the LORD<3068> and served<5647> their own gods<430> according to the custom<4941> of the nations<1471> from among whom<834> they had been carried<1540> away<1540> into exile<1540>.
34To this<2088> day<3117> they do<6213> according to the earlier<7223> customs<4941>: they do not fear<3372> the LORD<3068>, nor<369> do they follow<6213> their statutes<2708> or their ordinances<4941> or the law<8451>, or the commandments<4687> which<834> the LORD<3068> commanded<6680> the sons<1121> of Jacob<3290>, whom<834> He named<7760><8034> Israel<3478>;
35with whom the LORD<3068> made<3772> a covenant<1285> and commanded<6680> them, saying<559>, "You shall not fear<3372> other<312> gods<430>, nor<3808> bow<7812> down<7812> yourselves to them nor<3808> serve<5647> them nor<3808> sacrifice<2076> to them.
36"But the LORD<3068>, who<834> brought<5927> you up from the land<776> of Egypt<4714> with great<1419> power<3581> and with an outstretched<5186> arm<2220>, Him you shall fear<3372>, and to Him you shall bow<7812> yourselves down<7812>, and to Him you shall sacrifice<2076>.
37"The statutes<2706> and the ordinances<4941> and the law<8451> and the commandment<4687> which<834> He wrote<3789> for you, you shall observe<8104> to do<6213> forever<3605><3117>; and you shall not fear<3372> other<312> gods<430>.
38"The covenant<1285> that I have made<3772> with you, you shall not forget<7911>, nor<3808> shall you fear<3372> other<312> gods<430>.
39"But the LORD<3068> your God<430> you shall fear<3372>; and He will deliver<5337> you from the hand<3027> of all<3605> your enemies<340>."
40However, they did not listen<8085>, but they did<6213> according to their earlier<7223> custom<4941>.
41So while these<428> nations<1471> feared<3372> the LORD<3068>, they also served<5647> their idols<6456>; their children<1121> likewise<1571> and their grandchildren<1121>, as their fathers<1> did<6213>, so they do<6213> to this<2088> day<3117>.