Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
So one of the priests who had been taken away from Samaria came back and lived in Bethel, where he taught the people how they should worship and reverence the LORD.
This verse describes how a Jewish priest returned to teach the foreign settlers how to properly worship God after they experienced troubles in the land.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after Assyria conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and deported most Israelites, replacing them with foreigners from other nations. When these new settlers experienced attacks from wild animals, they believed it was because they didn't know how to worship the God of that land, so the Assyrian king sent back a Jewish priest to teach them.
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