2 Kings 17:32-41

321They also feared the Lord and 23appointed from their entire population priests of the high places, who acted for them in the houses of the high places. 33They feared the Lord, yet they were serving their own gods in accordance with the custom of the nations from among whom they had been taken into exile.

34To this day they act in accordance with the earlier customs: they do not fear the Lord, nor do they 4follow their statutes, their ordinances, the Law, or the commandments which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, 5whom He named Israel. 35The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “6You shall not fear other gods, nor 7bow down to them, nor 8serve them, nor sacrifice to them. 36But the Lord, 9who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with 10an outstretched arm, 11Him you shall fear, and to Him you shall bow down, and to Him you shall sacrifice. 37And the statutes, the ordinances, the Law, and the commandment which He wrote for you, 12you shall take care to do always; and you shall not fear other gods. 38The covenant that I have made with you, 13you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods. 39But you shall fear the Lord your God; and He will save you from the hand of all your enemies.” 40However, they did not listen, but they kept acting in accordance with their earlier custom. 4114So while these nations feared the Lord, they also served their 15idols; their children likewise and their grandchildren, just as their fathers did, they do to this day.