2 Kings 17:27 meaning and explanation
Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”
2 Kings 17:27, Berean Standard Bible
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The king of Assyria is speaking here, responding to reports that lions were killing the foreign settlers he had moved into Samaria after Israel's exile. Since these people did not worship the LORD, he orders one exiled Israelite priest sent back to Bethel to teach them the requirements of the God of the land.
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