But since these foreign settlers did not worship the Lord when they first arrived, the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

他们才住那里的时候，不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死了些人。

他们开始住在那里的时候，不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死了一些人。

他们开始住在那里的时候，不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华叫狮子进入他们中间，咬死了一些人。

刚迁居到那里的时候，他们不敬拜耶和华，所以耶和华差遣狮子闯入他们当中，咬死了一些人。

他们开始在那里居住的时候，并不敬畏耶和华，所以耶和华派狮子到他们中间，咬死他们好些人。

他們才住那裏的時候，不敬畏耶和華，所以耶和華叫獅子進入他們中間，咬死了些人。

他們開始住在那裏的時候，不敬畏耶和華，所以耶和華叫獅子進入他們中間，咬死了一些人。

他們開始住在那裏的時候，不敬畏耶和華，所以耶和華叫獅子進入他們中間，咬死了一些人。

剛遷居到那裡的時候，他們不敬拜耶和華，所以耶和華差遣獅子闖入他們當中，咬死了一些人。

他們開始在那裡居住的時候，並不敬畏耶和華，所以耶和華派獅子到他們中間，咬死他們好些人。

起初住在那裏的時候，他們不敬畏永恆主；永恆主才打發獅子來到他們中間，咬死了他們中間一些人。

斯眾始居於彼之時、不寅畏耶和華、耶和華使獅入其中、殺其數人、

始居之時、民不寅畏耶和華、故耶和華使獅殺數人。

始居之時、斯民不敬畏主、故主使獅至其中、噬斃其人、

When they first lived there, they did not worship the Lord; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.

When they first lived there, they didn’t worship the Lord. So he sent lions among them. And the lions killed some of the people.

And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

When they first lived there, they did not fear the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

And at the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them that were killing some of them.

And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

When they first lived there, they did not fear Yahweh. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

And[ so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there,[ that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew[ some] of them.

When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.

So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

These new residents worshiped the Lord, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship.

So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.

And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.

“ I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end.

Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.

The Lord has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the Lord.’ So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the Lord.

“ I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” says the Lord.“ I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.

“ Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through.

Jonah answered,“ I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”

So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.

“ Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem— war, famine, wild animals, and disease— destroying all her people and animals.

So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the Lord.

and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty two of them.

Then the prophet told him,“ Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him.