Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:25:

• Kupsabiny: “And/But when those people started to live there, they did not honor/obey God. Then God sent lions to them to kill some of them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At first when they lived there, they did not honor the LORD, so the LORD sent lions against them. The lions killed some of their men.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When they started living there, they did- not -worship the LORD; so the LORD sent them lions and some of them were-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But those people who came from other countries did not worship Yahweh when they first arrived in Samaria. So Yahweh sent lions to kill some of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)