Other translations
American Standard Version
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.
Darby Bible Translation
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
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.
God's Word
When they first came to live there, they didn't worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions to kill some of them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they first lived there, they did not fear Yahweh. So the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
International Standard Version
When they first began to live there, the settlers did not fear the LORD, so he sent lions among them, and they killed a few of them.
NET Bible
When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.
New American Standard Bible
At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.
New International Version
When they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.
New Living Translation
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
The World English Bible
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.