2 Kings 17:38

38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget ; neither shall ye fear 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 brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear , and him shall ye worship , and to him shall ye do sacrifice .

37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget ; neither shall ye fear other gods.

39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear ; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies .

40 Howbeit they did not hearken , but they did after their former manner.