Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 17:8
American Standard Version
and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
Amplified® Bible
And walked in the customs of the [heathen] nations whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites, customs the kings of Israel had introduced.
Contemporary English Version
followed the customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel, and were just as sinful as the Israelite kings.
Darby English Version
and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
Good News Bible
followed the customs of the people whom the LORD had driven out as his people advanced, and adopted customs introduced by the kings of Israel.
King James Version
And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
New American Standard Bible
and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and {in the customs} of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.
New International Version
and followed the practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had introduced.
New King James Version
and had walked in the statutes of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.
Revised Standard Version
and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs which the kings of Israel had introduced.
Young's Literal Translation
and walk in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel that they made;
