2 Kings 17:40

New International Reader's Version

But the people wouldn’t listen. Instead, they were stubborn. They continued in their old practices.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:12

They worshiped statues of gods. They did it even though the Lord had said, “Do not do that.”

2 Kings 17:34

The people of Samaria are still stubborn. They continue in their old practices to this day. And now they don’t even worship the Lord. They don’t follow his directions and rules. They don’t obey his laws and commands. The Lord had given all these laws to the family of Jacob. He gave the name Israel to Jacob.

2 Kings 17:39

Instead, worship the Lord your God. He will save you from the powerful hand of all your enemies.”

2 Kings 17:41

They worshiped the Lord. But at the same time, they served the statues of their gods. And to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do what their people before them did.

2 Kings 17:8

The Lord had driven out other nations to make room for Israel. But they followed the evil practices of those nations. They also followed the practices that the kings of Israel had started.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can people from Ethiopia change their skin? Can leopards change their spots? It’s the same with you. You have always done what is evil. So how can you do what is good?

Deuteronomy 4:28

There you will worship gods that men have made out of wood and stone. Those gods can’t see, hear, eat or smell.