# What does 2 Kings 17:25 mean?

> 2 Kings 17:25 in plain, modern English from the Modern Text Bible.

> When these new people first settled there, they didn't know how to worship the Lord, so He sent lions among them, and some of them were killed.
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> — 2 Kings 17:25, Modern Text Bible

## Commentary

The new settlers didn't honor the God of the land, so they faced danger as a sign that something was wrong.