NET
25 When they first moved in, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.
Darby
25 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.
KJV
25 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.