2 Kings 17:38

2 Kings 17:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.

Context of 2 Kings 17:38

36But the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, and to Him you shall bow yourselves down, and to Him you shall sacrifice. 37The statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you [by the hand of Moses], you shall observe and do forever. You shall not fear (worship, serve) other gods. The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget; you shall not fear other gods. 39But the Lord your God you shall fear [and worship]; then He will rescue you from the hands of all your enemies.” 40However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom.

2 Kings 17:38 word by word

וְהַבְּרִ֛ית אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֥תִּי אִתְּכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א תִֽירְא֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• that I have madeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• with you ye shall not forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• neither shall ye fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:38

• Deuteronomy 4:23So be on your guard and watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He has made with you, and make for yourselves a carved or sculpted image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you.
• Deuteronomy 6:12then beware that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17:38

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-41Verses 24-41 The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel. But such will form unworthy thoughts of God, will expect to please him by outward forms, and will vainly try to reconcile his service with the love of the world and the indulgence of their lusts. May that fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom, possess our hearts, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-39According to Israel’s covenant with the Lord (Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 6:4–15), Israel was to worship only the Lord. Only God could truly save and protect them from all enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 17:38

• Forgetting God
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
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• Fear
• Haggai
• Kings, Books of
• Syriac Versions
• prostrate

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings