New King James Version
2 Kings 17:40
40However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.
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 Living Translation (NLT)But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.
Context of 2 Kings 17:40
38And the covenant that I have made with you, you 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.” However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals. 41So these nations feared the Lord, yet served their carved images; also their children and their children’s children have continued doing as their fathers did, even to this day.
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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 Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.
- 2 Kings 17:8and had walked in the statutes of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
- Deuteronomy 4:28And there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor 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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