and went by the custom of heathen men, which the Lord had wasted in the sight of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, for they had done in like manner.
And by counsel thought out, Jeroboam made twain [or two] golden calves, and he said to the people, Do not ye ascend [or go up] more into Jerusalem; Israel, lo! thy gods, that led thee out of the land of Egypt.
and he was made abominable, in so much that he followed the idols that Amorites made, which men the Lord wasted from before the face of the sons of Israel.
And king Ahaz went into meeting to Tiglathpileser, king of Assyrians; and when king Ahaz had seen the altar of Damascus, he sent into Jerusalem to Urijah, the priest, the exemplar and [the] likeness thereof, by all the work thereof.
but he went in the way of the kings of Israel. Furthermore and he hallowed his son, and bare, or drew him, through the fire, after the idols of heathen men, which the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.
Thou shalt not honour the gods of them, neither thou shalt worship them; thou shalt not do the works of them, but thou shalt destroy their gods, and thou shalt break the images of them.
And it despised my dooms, that it was more wicked than heathen men; and it despised my commandments more than lands that be in the compass thereof. For they have cast away my dooms, and they went not in my commandments.
ye shall not do by the custom of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelled; ye shall not do by the custom of the land of Canaan, to which I shall bring you in, neither ye shall go in the lawful things of them, that is, in their custom of worshipping.
ye shall not make to you an idol, and a graven image, neither ye shall raise up titles, that is, altars for idolatry, neither ye shall set [or put] a noble stone in your land, that ye worship [or honour] it; for I am your Lord God.
And thou keptest the behests of Omri, and all the work of the house of Ahab, and hast walked in the lusts of them, that I should give thee into perdition, and men dwelling in it into hissing, either scorning, and ye shall bear the shame of my people.
When thou hast entered into the land which thy Lord God shall give to thee, be thou ware lest thou wilt pursue [or follow] the abominations of those folks;