2 Kings 17:33-41

33 The people honored the Lord but also served their own gods, just as the nations did from which they had been brought.

34 Even today they do as they did in the past. They do not worship the Lord nor obey his rules and commands. They do not obey the teachings or the commands of the Lord, which he gave to the children of Jacob, whom he had named Israel.

35 The Lord had made an agreement with them and had commanded them, "Do not honor other gods. Do not bow down to them or worship them or offer sacrifices to them.

36 Worship the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and strength. Bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him.

37 Always obey the rules, orders, teachings, and commands he wrote for you. Do not honor other gods.

38 Do not forget the agreement I made with you, and do not honor other gods.

39 Instead worship the Lord your God, who will save you from all your enemies."

40 But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they had done before.

41 So these nations honored the Lord but also worshiped their idols, and their children and grandchildren still do as their ancestors did.

2 Kings 17:33-41 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 17

This chapter relates the captivity of the ten tribes of Israel, and how it came about, 2Ki 17:1-6, the cause of it, their idolatry, which they persisted in, notwithstanding the remonstrances made against it, 2Ki 17:7-23, in whose stead were placed people from different parts, who exercised a mixed religion, partly Heathenish, and partly Israelitish, 2Ki 17:24.