2 Kings 17:38
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget. Neither shall ye fear other gods,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
In Context
39but ye shall ye fear LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:12then beware lest thou forget LORD, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Judges 6:10And I said to you, I am LORD your God. Ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell, but ye have not hearkened to my voice.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 17:25-41
The Samaritans' Idolatry. ( b. c. 720.) 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 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. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The… Read the whole commentary →