2 Reyes 17
Lutherbibel Bolsinger (1545)
1Im zwolften Jahr Ahas, des Konigs Judas, ward Konig uber Israel zu Samaria Hosea, der Sohn Elas, neun Jahre.
2Und tat, das dem HERRN ubel gefiel, doch nicht wie die Konige Israels, die vor ihm waren.
3Wider denselben zog herauf Salmanasser, der Konig zu Assyrien. Und Hosea ward ihm untertan, daß er ihm Geschenke gab.
4Da aber der Konig zu Assyrien inne ward, daß Hosea einen Bund anrichtete und Boten hatte zu So, dem Konige in Agypten, gesandt, und nicht darreichte Geschenke dem Konige zu Assyrien alle Jahre, belagerte er ihn und legte ihn ins Gefangnis.
5Und der Konig zu Assyrien zog aufs ganze Land und gen Samaria und belagerte sie drei Jahre.
6Und im neunten Jahr Hoseas gewann der Konig zu Assyrien Samaria und fuhrete Israel weg nach Assyrien und setzte sie zu Halah und zu Habor, am Wasser Gosan, und in den Stadten der Meder.
7Denn da die Kinder Israel wider den HERRN, ihren Gott, sundigten (der sie aus Agyptenland gefuhret hatte, aus der Hand Pharaos, des Konigs in Agypten) und andere Gotter furchteten
8und wandelten nach der Heiden Weise, die der HERR vor den Kindern Israel vertrieben hatte, und wie die Konige Israels taten;
9und die Kinder Israel schmückten ihre Sachen wider den HERRN, ihren Gott, die doch nicht gut waren, namlich daü sie ihnen Hohen baueten in alien Stadten, beide in Schlossern und festen Stadten,
10und richteten Saulen auf und Haine auf alien hohen Hügeln und unter alien grünen Baumen;
11und raucherten daselbst auf alien Hohen, wie die Heiden, die der HERR vor ihnen weggetrieben hatte, und trieben bose Stucke, damit sie den HERRN erzümeten;
12und dieneten den Gotzen, davon der HERRzu ihnen gesagt hatte: Ihr sollt solches nicht tun;
13und wenn der HERR bezeugte in Israel und Juda durch alle Propheten und Schauer und lieli ihnen sagen: Kehret um von euren bosen Wegen und haltet meine Gebote und Rechte nach allem Gesetz, das ich euren Vatern geboten habe und das ich zu euch gesandt habe durch meine Knechte, die Propheten,
14so gehorchten sie nicht, sondern harteten ihren Nacken, wie der Nacken ihrer Vater, die nicht glaubeten an den HERRN ihren Gott;
15dazu verachteten sie seine Gebote und seinen Bund, den er mit ihren Vatern gemacht hatte, und seine Zeugnisse, die er unter ihnen tat, sondern wandelten ihrer Eitelkeit nach und wurden eitel den Heiden nach, die um sie herwohneten, von welchen ihnen der HERR geboten hatte, sie sollten nicht wie sie tun;
16aber sie verlielien alle Gebote des HERRN, ihres Gottes, und machten ihnen zwei gegossene Kalber und Haine; und beteten an alle Heere des Himmels und dieneten Baal;
17und lielien ihre Sohne und Tochter durchs Feuergehen und gingen mit Weissagen und Zaubern um; und ubergaben sich zu tun, das dem HERRN ubel gefiel, ihn zu erzürnen;
18da ward der HERR sehrzornig uber Israel und tat sie von seinem Angesicht, daß nichts uberblieb denn der Stamm Juda alleine.
19Dazu hieltauch Juda nicht die Gebote des HERRN, ihres Gottes, und wandelten nach den Sitten Israels, die sie getan hatten.
20Darum verwarf der HERR alien Samen Israels und drangete sie und gab sie in die Hande der Rauber, bis daß er sie verwarf von seinem Angesicht.
21Denn Israel ward gerissen vom Hause Davids; und sie machten zum Konige Jerobeam, den Sohn Nebats. Derselbe wandte Israel hinten ab vom HERRN und machte, daß sie schwerlich sundigten.
22Also wandelten die Kinder Israel in alien Sunden Jerobeams, die er angerichtet hatte, und lielien nicht davon,
23bis der HERR Israel von seinem Angesicht tat, wie er geredet hatte durch alle seine Knechte, die Propheten. Also ward Israel aus seinem Lande weggefuhret nach Assyrien bis auf diesen Tag.
24Der Konig aberzu Assyrien lieli kommen von Babel, von Kutha, von Ava, von Hemath und Sepharvaim und besetzte die Stadte in Samaria anstatt der Kinder Israel. Und sie nahmen Samaria ein und wohneten in derselben Stadten.
25Da sie aber anhuben, daselbst zu wohnen, und den HERRN nicht furchteten, sandte der HERR Lowen unter sie, die erwürgeten sie.
26Und sie lielien dem Konige zu Assyrien sagen: Die Heiden, die du hast hergebracht und die Stadte Samarias damit besetzt, wissen nichts von der Weise des Gottes im Lande; darum hat er Lowen unter sie gesandt, und siehe, dieselben toten sie, weil sie nicht wissen um die Weise des Gottes im Lande.
27Der Konig zu Assyrien gebot und sprach: Bringet dahin der Priester einen, die von dannen sind weggefuhret, und ziehet hin und wohnet daselbst; und er lehre sie die Weise des Gottes im Lande.
28Da kam der Priester einer, die von Samaria weggefuhret waren, und setzte sich zu Bethel und lehrete sie, wie sie den HERRN furchten sollten.
29Aber ein jeglich Volk machte seinen Gott und taten sie in die Hauser auf den Hohen, die die Samariter machten, ein jeglich Volk in ihren Stadten, darinnen sie wohneten.
30Die von Babel machten Suchoth-Benoth. Die von Chuth machten Nergel. Die von Hemath machten Asima.
31Die von Ava machten Nibehas und Tharthak. Die von Sepharvaim verbrannten ihre Sohne dem Adramelech und Anamelech, den Gottern derer von Sepharvaim.
32Und weil sie den HERRN auch furchteten, machten sie ihnen Priester auf den Hohen aus den Untersten unter ihnen und taten sie in die Hauser auf den Hohen.
33Also furchteten sie den HERRN und dieneten auch den Gottern nach eines jeglichen Volks Weise, von dannen sie hergebracht waren.
34Und bis auf diesen Tag tun sie nach der alten Weise, daß sie weder den HERRN furchten noch ihre Sitten und Rechte tun nach dem Gesetz und Gebot, das der HERR geboten hat den Kindern Jakobs, welchem er den Namen Israel gab,
35und machte einen Bund mit ihnen und gebot ihnen und sprach: Furchtet keine andern Gotter und betet sie nicht an und dienet ihnen nicht und opfert ihnen nicht,
36sondern den HERRN, der euch aus Agyptenland gefuhret hat mit grower Kraft und ausgerecktem Arm, den furchtet, den betet an und dem opfert;
37und die Sitten, Rechte, Gesetze und Gebote, die er euch hat beschreiben lassen, die haltet, daß ihr danach tut allewege und nicht andere Gotter furchtet;
38und des Bundes, den er mit euch gemacht hat, vergesset nicht, daß ihr nicht andere Gotter furchtet,
39sondern furchtet den HERRN, euren Gott, der wird euch erretten von alien euren Feinden.
40Aber diese gehorchten nicht, sondern taten nach ihrer vorigen Weise.
41Also furchteten diese Heiden den HERRN und dieneten auch ihren Gotzen. Also taten auch ihre Kinder und Kindeskinder, wie ihre Vater getan haben, bis auf diesen Tag.
Reina-Valera 1909
1EN el año duodécimo de Achâz rey de Judá, comenzó á reinar Oseas hijo de Ela en Samaria sobre Israel; y reinó nueve años.
2E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, aunque no como los reyes de Israel que antes de él habían sido.
3Contra éste subió Salmanasar rey de los Asirios; y Oseas fué hecho su siervo, y pagábale tributo.
4Mas el rey de Asiria halló que Oseas hacía conjuración: porque había enviado embajadores á So, rey de Egipto, y no pagaba tributo al rey de Asiria, como cada año: por lo que el rey de Asiria le detuvo, y le aprisionó en la casa de la cárcel.
5Y el rey de Asiria partió contra todo el país, y subió contra Samaria, y estuvo sobre ella tres años.
6En el año nueve de Oseas tomó el rey de Asiria á Samaria, y trasportó á Israel á Asiria, y púsolos en Hala, y en Habor, junto al río de Gozán, y en las ciudades de los Medos.
7Porque como los hijos de Israel pecasen contra Jehová su Dios, que los sacó de tierra de Egipto de bajo la mano de Faraón rey de Egipto, y temiesen á dioses ajenos,
8Y anduviesen en los estatutos de las gentes que Jehová había lanzado delante de los hijos de Israel, y en los de los reyes de Israel, que hicieron;
9Y como los hijos de Israel paliasen cosas no rectas contra Jehová su Dios, edificándose altos en todas sus ciudades, desde las torres de las atalayas hasta las ciudades fuertes,
10Y se levantasen estatuas y bosques en todo collado alto, y debajo de todo árbol umbroso,
11Y quemasen allí perfumes en todos los altos, á la manera de las gentes que había Jehová traspuesto delante de ellos, é hiciesen cosas muy malas para provocar á ira á Jehová,
12Pues servían á los ídolos, de los cuales Jehová les había dicho: Vosotros no habéis de hacer esto;
13Jehová protestaba entonces contra Israel y contra Judá, por mano de todos los profetas, y de todos los videntes, diciendo: Volveos de vuestros malos caminos, y guardad mis mandamientos y mis ordenanzas, conforme á todas las leyes que yo prescribí á vuestros padres, y que os he enviado por mano de mis siervos los profetas.
14Mas ellos no obedecieron, antes endurecieron su cerviz, como la cerviz de sus padres, los cuales no creyeron en Jehová su Dios.
15Y desecharon sus estatutos, y su pacto que él había concertado con sus padres, y sus testimonios que él había protestado contra ellos; y siguieron la vanidad, y se hicieron vanos, y fueron en pos de las gentes que estaban alrededor de ellos, de las cuales les había Jehová mandado que no hiciesen á la manera de ellas:
16Y dejaron todos los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios, é hiciéronse vaciadizos dos becerros, y también bosques, y adoraron á todo el ejército del cielo, y sirvieron á Baal:
17E hicieron pasar á sus hijos y á sus hijas por fuego; y diéronse á adivinaciones y agüeros, y entregáronse á hacer lo malo en ojos de Jehová, provocándole á ira.
18Jehová por tanto se airó en gran manera contra Israel, y quitólos de delante de su rostro; que no quedó sino sólo la tribu de Judá.
19Mas ni aun Judá guardó los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios; antes anduvieron en los estatutos de Israel, los cuales habían ellos hecho.
20Y desechó Jehová toda la simiente de Israel, y afligiólos, y entrególos en manos de saqueadores, hasta echarlos de su presencia.
21Porque cortó á Israel de la casa de David, y ellos se hicieron rey á Jeroboam hijo de Nabat; y Jeroboam rempujó á Israel de en pos de Jehová, é hízoles cometer gran pecado.
22Y los hijos de Israel anduvieron en todos los pecados de Jeroboam que él hizo, sin apartarse de ellos;
23Hasta tanto que Jehová quitó á Israel de delante de su rostro, como lo había él dicho por mano de todos los profetas sus siervos: é Israel fué trasportado de su tierra á Asiria, hasta hoy.
24Y trajo el rey de Asiria gente de Babilonia, y de Cutha, y de Ava, y de Hamath, y de Sepharvaim, y púsolos en las ciudades de Samaria, en lugar de los hijos de Israel; y poseyeron á Samaria, y habitaron en sus ciudades.
25Y aconteció al principio, cuando comenzaron á habitar allí, que no temiendo ellos á Jehová, envió Jehová contra ellos leones que los mataban.
26Entonces dijeron ellos al rey de Asiria: Las gentes que tú traspasaste y pusiste en las ciudades de Samaria, no saben la costumbre del Dios de aquella tierra, y él ha echado leones en ellos, y he aquí los matan, porque no saben la costumbre del Dios de la tierra.
27Y el rey de Asiria mandó, diciendo: Llevad allí á alguno de los sacerdotes que trajisteis de allá, y vayan y habiten allí, y enséñenles la costumbre del Dios del país.
28Y vino uno de los sacerdotes que habían trasportado de Samaria, y habitó en Beth-el, y enseñóles cómo habían de temer á Jehová.
29Mas cada nación se hizo sus dioses, y pusiéronlos en los templos de los altos que habían hecho los de Samaria; cada nación en su ciudad donde habitaba.
30Los de Babilonia hicieron á Succoth-benoth, y los de Cutha hicieron á Nergal, y los de Hamath hicieron á Asima;
31Los Heveos hicieron á Nibhaz y á Tharthac; y los de Sepharvaim quemaban sus hijos al fuego á Adra-melech y á Anamelech, dioses de Sepharvaim.
32Y temían á Jehová; é hicieron del pueblo bajo sacerdotes de los altos, quienes sacrificaban para ellos en los templos de los altos.
33Temían á Jehová, y honraban á sus dioses, según la costumbre de las gentes de donde habían sido trasladados.
34Hasta hoy hacen como primero; que ni temen á Jehová, ni guardan sus estatutos, ni sus ordenanzas, ni hacen según la ley y los mandamientos que prescribió Jehová á los hijos de Jacob, al cual puso el nombre de Israel;
35Con los cuales había Jehová hecho pacto, y les mandó, diciendo: No temeréis á otros dioses, ni los adoraréis, ni les serviréis, ni les sacrificaréis:
36Mas á Jehová, que os sacó de tierra de Egipto con grande poder y brazo extendido, á éste temeréis, y á éste adoraréis, y á éste haréis sacrificio.
37Los estatutos y derechos y ley y mandamientos que os dió por escrito, cuidaréis siempre de ponerlos por obra, y no temeréis dioses ajenos.
38Y no olvidaréis el pacto que hice con vosotros; ni temeréis dioses ajenos:
39Mas temed á Jehová vuestro Dios, y él os librará de mano de todos vuestros enemigos.
40Empero ellos no escucharon; antes hicieron según su costumbre antigua.
41Así temieron á Jehová aquellas gentes, y juntamente sirvieron á sus ídolos: y también sus hijos y sus nietos, según que hicieron sus padres, así hacen hasta hoy.
King James Version
1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
10And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
11And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
12For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
16And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
18Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
22For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
23Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
24And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
25And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
26Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
30And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
34Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
35With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
36But 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.
37And 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.
38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
39But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
41So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
World English Bible
1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
4The king of Assyria discovered a conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria seized him, and bound him in prison.
5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8and walked in the statutes of the nations whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
9The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
10and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
11and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom the LORD carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger;
12and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
13Yet the LORD testified to Israel and to Judah, by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”
14Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck like the neck of their fathers who didn’t believe in the LORD their God.
15They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them that they should not do like them.
16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made molten images for themselves, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served Baal.
17They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
18Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah didn’t keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20The LORD rejected all the offspring of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hands of raiders, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
22The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them
23until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.
24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
25So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
26Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them; and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.”
28So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.
30The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32So they feared the LORD, and also made from among themselves priests of the high places for themselves, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33They feared the LORD, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
34To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
35with whom the LORD had made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36but you shall fear the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
37The statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do forever more. You shall not fear other gods.
38You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods.
39But you shall fear the LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
40However they didn’t listen, but they did what they did before.
41So these nations feared the LORD, and also served their engraved images. Their children did likewise, and so did their children’s children. They do as their fathers did to this day.