2 Kings 17:11
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And they burnt incense there upon altars, after the manner of the nations which the Lord had removed from their face: and they did wicked things, provoking the Lord.

burnt

1 Kings 13:1 And behold there came a man of God out of Juda, by the word of the Lord, to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing upon the altar, and burning incense.

2 Chronicles 28:25 And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath.

Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly do every word that shall proceed out of our own mouth, to sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, our kings, and our princes in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil.

to provoke

2 Kings 21:6 And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divinations, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers, to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him.

Psalm 78:56-58 Yet they tempted, and provoked the most high God: and they kept not his testimonies. . . .

Context
Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry
10And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree: 11And they burnt incense there upon altars, after the manner of the nations which the Lord had removed from their face: and they did wicked things, provoking the Lord.12And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:2
Destroy all the places in which the nations, that you shall possess, worshipped their gods upon high mountains, and hills, and under every shady tree:

2 Kings 17:10
And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree:

2 Kings 17:12
And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing.

Lexicon
They burned incense
וַיְקַטְּרוּ־ (way·qaṭ·ṭə·rū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

on all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the high places
בָּמ֔וֹת (bā·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation

like the nations
כַּגּוֹיִ֕ם (kag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

whom
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had driven out
הֶגְלָ֥ה (heḡ·lāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

before them.
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם (mip·pə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

They did
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ (way·ya·‘ă·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

wicked
רָעִ֔ים (rā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

things,
דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

provoking
לְהַכְעִ֖יס (lə·haḵ·‘îs)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant

the LORD {to anger}.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
They burned incense on all the high places like the nations whom the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and worked wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

And burned incense there on all high places, as the nations did whom the Lord removed from before them, and dealt with familiar spirits, and they carved images to provoke the Lord to anger.

and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

And there they burnt incense on all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them; and they worked wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;

and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah,
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