Verse 37

2 Kings 17:37

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37 Don't forget the agreement I have made with you, and don't worship other gods.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אֶת הַ/חֻקִּ֨ים וְ/אֶת הַ/מִּשְׁפָּטִ֜ים וְ/הַ/תּוֹרָ֤ה וְ/הַ/מִּצְוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֣ב לָ/כֶ֔ם תִּשְׁמְר֥וּ/ן לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת כָּל הַ/יָּמִ֑ים וְ/לֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים

English Translation

And the statutes and the judgments and the law and the commandment that I have written for you, you shall guard to do all the days, and you shall not fear other gods.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 Hoshea, son of Elah, became king of Israel, in the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahaz of Judah.... Focus ↗

2 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, but not in the same way as the kings of Israel who were be... Focus ↗

3 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came and attacked him, and Hoshea submitted to him and paid him tribut... Focus ↗

4 But then the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was being disloyal. Hoshea had sent messengers t... Focus ↗

5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole country, and attacked Samaria, besieging it for three yea... Focus ↗

6 In the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Isra... Focus ↗

7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God (Elohim), the o... Focus ↗

8 adopting the ways of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, and the pagan practi... Focus ↗

9 Secretly the Israelites did things that were not right against the Lord their God (Elohim). They bui... Focus ↗

10 They offered sacrifices on all the high places, just like the nations the Lord drove out before them... Focus ↗

11 They worshiped idols, even though the Lord had told them, “You are not to do this.” Focus ↗

12 Yet the Lord had warned Israel and Judah repeatedly through all his prophets and seers, saying, “Lea... Focus ↗

13 But they refused to listen, and they were as stubborn as their forefathers who did not trust the Lor... Focus ↗

14 They gave up on his regulations and the covenant he had made with their forefathers, as well as the... Focus ↗

15 They ignored all the commandments of the Lord their God (Elohim), and they made themselves two metal... Focus ↗

16 They sacrificed their sons and daughters as pagan burnt offerings, and practiced fortune-telling and... Focus ↗

17 So the Lord was extremely angry with Israel, and he banished them from his presence. Only the tribe... Focus ↗

18 but even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God (Elohim), but followed the idolat... Focus ↗

19 The Lord gave up on all the descendants of Israel. He punished them and handed them over to their en... Focus ↗

20 When the Lord ripped Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam, son of Nebat, their ki... Focus ↗

21 The Israelites continued to practice all the sins that Jeroboam committed. They did not stop doing t... Focus ↗

22 so the Lord eventually expelled them from his presence, just as he had said he would through all his... Focus ↗

23 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled th... Focus ↗

24 When they first started living there they did not worship the Lord, so he sent lions there among the... Focus ↗

25 The king of Assyria was told, “The people that you brought and settled in the towns of Samaria they... Focus ↗

26 The king of Assyria gave the order: “Send back one of the priests you deported from Samaria, and let... Focus ↗

27 So one of the priests who had been deported from Samaria returned to live in Bethel, and taught them... Focus ↗

28 But the people of the different nations went on making their own gods in the towns where they had se... Focus ↗

29 Those from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, those from Kuthah made Nergal, and those from Hamath made As... Focus ↗

30 The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites sacrificed their children as burnt offerings... Focus ↗

31 While they worshiped the Lord, they also appointed priests from all kinds of their own people to off... Focus ↗

32 So even though they worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their own gods following the practices o... Focus ↗

33 Even to this day they are still following their former practices. None of them truly worships the Lo... Focus ↗

34 For the Lord had made an agreement with the Israelites, ordering them, “Don't worship other gods or... Focus ↗

35 You must worship only the Lord, who led you out of Egypt, helping you with his great power and stron... Focus ↗

36 Always pay attention to observe the regulations, requirements, laws, and commandments he gave you in... Focus ↗

37 Don't forget the agreement I have made with you, and don't worship other gods.

38 You must worship only the Lord your God (Elohim), and he will save you from all your enemies.” Focus ↗

39 But they refused to listen, and continued their former idolatrous practices. Focus ↗

40 Even while these people from different nations were worshiping the Lord, they were actually worshipi... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 17 (40 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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