2 Kings 17:39
but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
In Context
38Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
40But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Nehemiah 9:27So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Luke 1:74deliverance from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve Him without fear,
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 →