2Ki 17:25 | HCSB | STEP | When they first lived there , they did not fear Yahweh . So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

2 Kings 17:25

25 When they first lived there, they did not ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}fear ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. ^c