2 Kings 17:38

38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do 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 but Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him ye do fear, and to Him ye bow yourselves, and to Him ye do sacrifice;

37 and the statutes, and the judgments, and the law, and the command, that He wrote for you, ye observe to do all the days, and ye do not fear other gods;

38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;

39 but Jehovah your God ye do fear, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies;'

40 and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,