14And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord their God.


In Context

11 And they burnt incense there upon altars after the manner of the nations which the Lord had removed from their face: and they did wicked things, provoking the Lord.

12 And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing.

13 And the Lord testified to them in Israel and in Juda by the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts, and ceremonies, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers: and as I have sent to you in the hand of my servants the prophets.

14 And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord their God.

15 And they rejected his ordinances and the covenant that he made with their fathers, and the testimonies which he testified against them: and they followed vanities, and acted vainly: and they followed the nations that were round about them, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do as they did.

16 And they forsook all the precepts of the Lord their God: and made to themselves two molten calves, and groves, and adored all the host of heaven: and they served Baal.

2 Kings 17:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:14But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who did not trust in the Lord their God.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in the LORD their God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who didn't believe in Yahweh their God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:14and they have not hearkened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remain stedfast in Jehovah their God,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.