and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
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and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
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And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
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and there they offered in all the high places, as did the nations whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD;
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 17:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 13:1 Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
- 2 Kings 21:6 He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
- 2 Chronicles 28:25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.
- Psalms 78:56-58 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies, but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
- Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 17:11 And there they burnt incense in all…
2Ki 17:11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as [did] the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
Ver. 11. To provoke the Lord to anger.] As if they had done all this expressly and on purpose.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As did the heathen; not only to the Lord,…
As did the heathen; not only to the Lord, which was practised and tolerated sometimes in the kingdom of Judah; but also to the idols or Baals of the heathen.
Whom the Lord carried away before them for the same sins; by whose example they should have taken warning.
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To provoke the Lord to anger, i.e. in despite and contempt of God, and his authority and command, as the next verse shows.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And there they burnt incense in all the high…
And there they burnt incense in all the high places,.... As even the tribe of Judah did, which is observed in all the preceding reigns:
as did the Heathen whom the Lord carried away before them: the Canaanites, and therefore they might justly expect to be carried captive also:
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and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger: by their several immoralities, but especially their idolatries.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 17:11. They burned incense, as did the heathen…
2Ki 17:11. They burned incense, as did the heathen — Namely, in high places; and that not only to the Lord, which, though an irregularity, was practised and tolerated sometimes, even in the kingdom of Judah, but also to the idols of the heathen. Whom the Lord carried away before them — For the same sins; by whose example they ought to have taken warning. To provoke the Lord to anger — That is, in despite and contempt of God, and his authority and command, as the next verse shows.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The burning of incense was a common religious practice…
The burning of incense was a common religious practice among the Egyptians and the Babylonians; and from the present passage we gather that the Canaanite nations practiced it as one of their ordinary sacred rites. The Israelites are frequently reproached with it Hos 2:13; Hos 4:13; Isa 65:3.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Removed by the sword, (Menochius) or by flight. (Haydock)
Removed by the sword, (Menochius) or by flight. (Haydock)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. as did the heathen] R.V. the nations. And…
11. as did the heathen] R.V. the nations. And so again in verse 15. When a distinction is to be marked between God’s people and idolaters, ‘heathen’ is a fair rendering for goyim. But here when there is no such marked severance ‘nations’ is the better translation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Wrought wicked things.—Not merely idolatrous rites, but also…
(11) Wrought wicked things.—Not merely idolatrous rites, but also the hideous immoralities which constituted a recognised part of the nature - worships of Canaan.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And there they burnt incense in all the high…
And there they burnt incense in all the high places. (comp. 1Ki_3:3 1Ki_22:43; 2Ki_12:3 2Ki_14:4 2Ki_15:4, 35 16:4) Incense symbolized prayer, (Psa_141:2) and ought to have been burnt only on the golden altar of incense within the veil. As did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them. The offering of incense to their gods by the Canaanitish nations had not been previously mentioned; but the use of incense in religious worship was so widely spread in the ancient world, that their employment of it might have been assumed as almost certain. The Egyptians used incense largely in the worship of Ammon ("Records of the Past," vol. 10. p. 19). The Babylonians burnt a thousand talents" weight of it every year at the great festival of Bel-Merodach (Herod., 1:183). The Greeks and Romans offered it with every sacrifice. And wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger (see below, vers. 15-17).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The narrative continues to summarize Yahweh's judgment on Israel.
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performed wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger
Possible ways to render this: 1) "did many wicked things that caused Yahweh to become angry" or 2) "did many sinful things that made Yahweh angry"
about which Yahweh had said to them
"about which Yahweh had warned them"
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incense
nation
evil
anger
worship
false god
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 17:11 arousing the Lord’s anger: When God becomes angry,…
17:11 arousing the Lord’s anger: When God becomes angry, he is not vindictive or bad tempered. Instead, human evil angers him because people have rebelled against God and done evil to one another. God responds to human evil with his justice in dealing with sin and evil (see also 13:3; 17:17-18; 21:6; 22:13, 17; 23:26-27; 24:20; Rom 3:23; 6:23; 14:10; 2 Cor 5:10; Col 3:6; 1 Jn 1:8-10).
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