2 Kings 17:32-41 ▼

32 And so they feared the Lorde, & made them priestes of the basist of them, which sacrifised for them in the houses of the hygh places.

33 And so they feared the Lord, and serued their owne gods, after the maner of the people whom they caryed thence.

34 And vnto this day they do after the olde maner: and neither feare God, neither do after their ordinaunces and customes, and after the lawe & commaundement which the Lorde commaunded the children of Iacob, whom he called Israel.

35 And the Lorde made an appoyntment with them, and charged them, saying: Feare none other gods, nor bowe your selues to them, nor serue them, nor sacrifice to them:

36 But feare the Lorde whiche brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power & a stretched out arme, him feare, and to him bow, and to him do sacrifice.

37 The statutes, ordinaunces, lawe and commaundement whiche he wrote for you, see that ye be diligent to do for euermore, and feare not any other gods.

38 And the appoyntment that I haue made with you see ye forget not, and feare none other gods:

39 But the Lord your God ye shal feare, & he shall deliuer you out of the handes of all your enemies.

40 Howebeit, they dyd not hearken, but did after their olde custome.

41 And so these nations feared the Lord, and serued their images also, like as did their children and their childrens children: Euen as dyd their fathers, so do they vnto this day.