2 Kings 17:28-41

28So one of the priests whom they had carried away into exile from Samaria came and lived at Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

29But every nation still made gods of its own and put them 1in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. 302The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and 3the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to 4Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of 5Sepharvaim. 326They also feared the Lord and 78appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who acted for them in the houses of the high places. 33They feared the Lord and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among whom they had been carried away into exile.

34To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear the Lord, nor do they 9follow their statutes or their ordinances or the law, or the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, 10whom He named Israel; 35with whom the Lord made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “11You shall not fear other gods, nor 12bow down yourselves to them nor 13serve them nor sacrifice to them. 36But the Lord, 14who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with 15an outstretched arm, 16Him 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, 17you shall observe to do forever; and you shall not fear other gods. 38The covenant that I have made with you, 18you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods. 39But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.” 40However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom. 4119So while these nations feared the Lord, they also served their 20idols; their children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers did, so they do to this day.