2 Kings 17:14

Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

King James Version

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Other Translations for 2 Kings 17:14

BSB

But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.

AKJV

Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

CPDV

But they did not listen. Instead, they hardened their necks to be like the neck of their fathers, who were not willing to obey the Lord, their God.

ERV

Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in the LORD their God.

NHEB

Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

SMT

And they heard not, and they will harden their neck as the neck of their fathers who did not believe in Jehovah their God.

Word Study (Strong’s) for 2 Kings 17:14

NotwithstandingtheywouldnothearH8085buthardenedH7185VerbtheirnecksH6203Noun MasculineliketotheneckH6203Noun MasculineoftheirfathersH1Noun MasculinethatdidnotbelieveH539VerbintheLORDH3068Proper NametheirGodH430Noun Masculine

Commentary for 2 Kings 17:14

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Overview of 2 Kings 17:14

Summary

People stubbornly rejected warnings, imitating ancestral unbelief

Place

Israel

Event

Refusal of prophetic warnings

Estimated Time Period

c. 722 BC