2 Kings 17:40

2 Kings 17:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
• New International Version (NIV)They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.
• English Standard Version (ESV)However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.

Context of 2 Kings 17:40

38The 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.” However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom. 41So these nations [superficially] feared the Lord; they also served their idols, as did their children and their children’s children, just as their fathers did, so do they to this day [the date of this writing].

2 Kings 17:40 word by word

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ כִּ֛י אִֽם־כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם הָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeit they did not hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• but they didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• after their formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: customH4941

Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:40

• Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to evil and even trained to do it.
• 2 Kings 17:8and walked in the customs of the [pagan] nations whom the Lord had driven out before the sons (descendants) of Israel, and in the pagan customs of the kings of Israel which they had introduced.
• Deuteronomy 4:28And there you will serve [false and foreign] gods, the work of human hands, [lifeless images of] wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell [the offerings of food given to them].

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17:40

• 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. 40-41worshiped the LORD but also served their idols: The Samaritan religion mixed the worship of Israel’s God with other religions. This kind of mixture is called syncretism (an eclectic combination of religions). Because of this, Samaritans were later viewed with suspicion and treated with contempt (see Nehemiah 4:1–2; 10:28–31; John 4:7–9).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 17:40

• Judgments
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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