2 Kings 17:38

And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.

Bible in Basic English

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

37And the rules and the orders and the law which he put in writing for you, you are to keep and do for ever; you are to have no other gods.

39And you are to give worship to the Lord your God; for it is he who will give you salvation from the hands of all who are against you.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:12Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

Judges 6:10And I said to you, I am the Lord your God; you are not to give worship to the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but you did not give ear 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 →

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