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 killed some of them.
King James Version (KJV) - 2 Kings 17:25 >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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - 2 Kings 17:25 >Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.