2 Kings 17:38

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

2 Kings 17:38 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 17:38

And the covenant that I have made with you, ye shall not
forget
The law given at Mount Sinai; the first table of which chiefly concerned the worship of the one true and living God, and forbid the worship of any other, as follows:

neither shall ye fear other gods;
or make them the object of worship.

2 Kings 17:38 In-Context

36 But the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt with his great power and his outstretched arm, he is your God, to whom you are to give worship and make offerings:
37 And 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.
38 And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.
39 And 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.
40 But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.
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