2 Kings 17:40

40 However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former manner.

2 Kings 17:40 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 17:40

Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their former
manner.
] They did not repent of their idolatries, but persisted in them, and even when they were in captivity in Assyria, or such of them as were left in the land.

2 Kings 17:40 In-Context

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 However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former manner.
41 So these nations feared the LORD, and also served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
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