2 Kings 17:34

Even to the present day, they follow the ancient customs; they do not fear the Lord, and they do not keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which the Lord had instructed to the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.

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In The King James Version

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

In Context

33And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria.

35And he had struck a covenant with them, and he had commanded them, saying: “You shall not fear foreign gods, and you shall not adore them, and you shall not worship them, and you shall not sacrifice to them.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:29Jacob questioned him, “Tell me, by what name are you called?” He responded, “Why do you ask my name?” And he blessed him in the same place.

Genesis 35:10saying: “You will no longer be called Jacob, for your name shall be Israel.” And he called him Israel,

1 Kings 18:11And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’

2 Kings 17:25And when they had begun to live there, they did not fear the Lord. And the Lord sent lions among them, which were killing them.

2 Kings 17:33And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria.

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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