2 Kings 17:40

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:23

A black man cannot change the color of his skin, and a leopard cannot change its spots. In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good. You always do bad things.

2 Kings 17:34

Even today, they live the same way they did in the past. They don’t honor the Lord. They don’t obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They don’t obey the law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob.

2 Kings 17:12

They served idols, and the Lord had said to them, “You must not do this.”

2 Kings 17:8

They began doing the same things that other people did. And the Lord had forced those people to leave their land when the Israelites came. The Israelites also chose to be ruled by kings.

Deuteronomy 4:28

There you will serve gods made by men—things made of wood and stone that cannot see or hear or eat or smell!

2 Kings 17:39

No, you must respect only the Lord your God. Then he will save you from all your enemies.”

2 Kings 17:41

So now those other nations respected the Lord, but they also served their own idols. Their children and grandchildren did the same thing their ancestors did. They still do these things to this day.