2 Kings 17:36-41

36Instead, you must worship only the Lord. He is the one who used his great power to bring you safely out of Egypt. Bend down low to give him honour. Offer sacrifices to him.

37You must be careful to obey his rules, his teaching, his laws and his commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods.

38Never forget the covenant that I made with you. Do not worship any other gods.

39Instead, you must only worship the Lord your God. It is he who will save you from the power of all your enemies.’

40But the foreign people who now lived in Samaria would not accept the Lord's teaching. They continued to live in the way that they always had done.

41Even while they were worshipping the Lord, they continued to serve their own idols. Their children and their grandchildren continue to live as their fathers did, even today.