2 Kings 17:38

38 The covenant that I have {made} with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not 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 Rather, Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt with great strength and with an outstretched arm--him you shall fear, and to him you shall bow down, and to him you shall sacrifice.

37 The statutes, the decisions, the law, and the commands that he wrote to you, you shall observe to do always, and you shall not fear other gods.

38 The covenant that I have {made} with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.

39 But Yahweh your God you shall fear, and he will deliver you from the hand of all of your enemies."

40 They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "cut"