Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 17:40
40However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices.
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
38Do not forget the covenant that I have made with you. Do not fear other gods, 39but fear the Lord your God, and he will rescue you from all your enemies.” However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices. 41They feared the Lord but also served their idols. Still today, their children and grandchildren continue doing as their ancestors did.
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וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ כִּ֛י אִֽם־כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם הָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 17:40
- Jeremiah 13:23Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil.
- 2 Kings 17:8They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and according to what the kings of Israel did.
- Deuteronomy 4:28There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
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
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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
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