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They neither worship the LORD nor adhere to the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the LORD and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel. <a href="/esv/2_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD had commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel, <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> To this day they act in accordance with the earlier customs: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes, their ordinances, the Law, or the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances or the law, or the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel; <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> To this day they do according to the earlier customs: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances or the law, or the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel; <a href="/lsb/2_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> To this day they are acting according to the earlier customs: they are not fearing Yahweh; they are not acting according to their statutes or their judgments or the law, or the commandment which Yahweh commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel; <a href="/amp/2_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> To this day they act in accordance with their former [pagan] customs: they do not [really] fear the LORD, nor do they obey their statutes and ordinances, nor the law, nor the commandments which the LORD commanded the sons (descendants) of Jacob, whom He named Israel; <a href="/csb/2_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They are still observing the former practices to this day. None of them fear the LORD or observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments that the LORD had commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he had given the name Israel. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They are still practicing the former customs to this day. None of them fear the LORD or observe their statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments the LORD commanded the descendants of Jacob. He had renamed him Israel. <a href="/asv/2_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Jehovah commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/cev/2_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everyone followed their old customs. None of them worshiped only the LORD, and they refused to obey the laws and commands that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob, the man he named Israel. <a href="/erv/2_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/gwt/2_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Today they are still following their customs, as they've done from the beginning. They don't fear the LORD or live by the decrees, customs, teachings, or commands that the LORD gave to the descendants of Jacob (whom he named Israel). <a href="/gnt/2_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> They still carry on their old customs to this day. They do not worship the LORD nor do they obey the laws and commands which he gave to the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel. <a href="/isv/2_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> To this very day, they still follow the former customs: they don't fear the LORD and they don't live in accordance with the statutes, ordinances, laws, or commandments that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob—whom he renamed Israel— <a href="/msb/2_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/net/2_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship the LORD; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> To this day they do what they did before: they do not fear the LORD, neither do they follow their statutes, or their ordinances, or the law or the commandment which the LORD commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/wbt/2_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/web/2_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear Yahweh, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which Yahweh commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> To this day they are doing according to the former customs—they are not fearing YHWH, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the Law, and according to the command, that YHWH commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Unto this day they are doing according to the former customs -- they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel, <a href="/slt/2_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Even to this day they are doing according to the former judgments: they not fearing Jehovah, and not doing according to their laws and according to their judgments and according to the instruction and according to the command which Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he set his name Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Unto this day they followed the old manner: they fear not the Lord, neither do they keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he surnamed Israel: <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Even to the present day, they follow the ancient customs; they do not fear the Lord, and they do not keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which the Lord had instructed to the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> To this very day they continue to act according to their former customs, not venerating the LORD nor observing the statutes and regulations, the law and commandment, that the LORD enjoined on the descendants of Jacob, whom he had named Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They do not worship the LORD and they do not follow the statutes or the ordinances or the law or the commandment that the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> To this day, because they forsook the LORD and did according to the manner of the nations; they do not revere the LORD, neither do they according to the covenant or according to the ordinance or according to the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because they forsook LORD JEHOVAH and they did according to the custom of the Gentiles and did not stand in awe of LORD JEHOVAH, and they did not do according to the covenant or according to the judgment or according to the law or according to the commandment that LORD JEHOVAH had commanded the children of Yaqob, whom he named with his name Israel. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel; <a href="/sep/2_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Until this day they did according to their manner: they fear the Lord, and they do according to their customs, and according to their manner, and according to the law, and according to the commandment which the Lord commanded the sons of Jacob, whose name he made Israel. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/17-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6070" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners</a> …33They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. 34<a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">To</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">are still practicing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">their former</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: kam·miš·pā·ṭîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Judgment. ">customs.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ê·nām (Adv:: 3mp) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">None</a> <a href="/hebrew/3373.htm" title="3373: yə·rê·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Fearing, reverent. From yare'; fearing; morally, reverent.">of them worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ê·nām (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3mp) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">or observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: kə·ḥuq·qō·ṯām (Prep-k:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">the statutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·ḵə·miš·pā·ṭām (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Judgment. ">ordinances,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: wə·ḵat·tō·w·rāh (Conj-w, Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">laws,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: wə·ḵam·miṣ·wāh (Conj-w, Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">and commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">whom He named</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> 35For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13-14</a> Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name. / Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Leviticus 18:3-4</a> You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs. / You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a> When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Deuteronomy 12:30-31</a> be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Joshua 23:7</a> So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them. <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a> Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">2 Kings 18:12</a> This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey. <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Jeremiah 10:2-3</a> This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them. / For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. <a href="/psalms/81-9.htm">Psalm 81:9-10</a> There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. / I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19-20</a> When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? / To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Ezekiel 20:18-19</a> In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. / I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Matthew 4:10</a> “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” <a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22-24</a> You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/acts/17-22.htm">Acts 17:22-23</a> Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;fear not<a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">2 Kings 17:25,27,28,33</a> And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them… whom he named israel<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.<a href="/genesis/33-20.htm">Genesis 33:20</a> And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.<a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Genesis 35:10</a> And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-14.htm">Former</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Law</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Manners</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">Persist</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Former</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-13.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Law</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-12.htm">Manners</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-3.htm">Persist</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-37.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 17</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea the Last King of Israel</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Samaria for sinning is led into captivity</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>To this day they are still practicing their former customs. This phrase indicates the persistence of the Israelites in following the idolatrous practices they adopted from surrounding nations, despite the warnings and judgments from God. Historically, this reflects the syncretism that plagued Israel, where they mixed the worship of Yahweh with pagan rituals. This behavior was a direct violation of the covenant established at Sinai, where God commanded exclusive worship (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>). The phrase "to this day" suggests a long-standing issue, highlighting the deep-rooted nature of their disobedience.None of them worship the LORD The Israelites' failure to worship the LORD (Yahweh) signifies a complete departure from their covenantal relationship with God. This is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the people of Israel often turned to other gods, leading to their downfall. The worship of Yahweh required exclusive devotion, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>), which calls for loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. Their neglect of true worship led to spiritual and national decay.or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments This phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of Israel's disobedience. The statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments refer to the entire body of Mosaic Law given to guide the Israelites in their relationship with God and each other. These laws were meant to set Israel apart as a holy nation (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). Their failure to observe these laws indicates a rejection of God's authority and a breakdown of the societal and religious order intended to reflect God's holiness.that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, The reference to Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel, connects the current generation to the patriarchal promises and the covenant God made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This highlights the continuity of God's plan and the special status of Israel as His chosen people (<a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Genesis 35:10-12</a>). Despite their privileged position, the descendants of Jacob failed to live up to their calling, leading to their eventual exile.whom He named Israel. The renaming of Jacob to Israel (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>) signifies a transformation and a divine purpose for the nation. The name "Israel" means "he struggles with God," reflecting both Jacob's personal encounter with God and the nation's ongoing struggle to remain faithful. This struggle is evident throughout Israel's history, as they oscillated between faithfulness and rebellion. The name serves as a reminder of their identity and calling to be a people set apart for God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The descendants of Jacob, whom God named Israel. They were chosen by God to be His people and were given specific laws and commandments to follow. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who established a covenant with the Israelites and provided them with statutes and commandments to guide their lives. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> Also known as Israel, he is the patriarch whose descendants became the twelve tribes of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_assyrian_exile.htm">The Assyrian Exile</a> The context of this passage is the period after the Assyrian conquest of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, leading to the exile of many Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_samaritans.htm">The Samaritans</a> A group that emerged from the intermingling of Israelites left in the land and foreign settlers brought by the Assyrians. They adopted a syncretistic form of worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The Israelites' failure to follow God's commandments serves as a warning about the consequences of disobedience. We are called to live in obedience to God's Word. <a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the LORD</a> True reverence for God involves more than ritual; it requires a heart aligned with His will. We should cultivate a genuine fear of the LORD in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_syncretism.htm">Avoiding Syncretism</a> Mixing true worship with other beliefs leads to spiritual confusion. We must guard against allowing cultural or secular influences to dilute our faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">The Legacy of Faithfulness</a> Our actions and faithfulness (or lack thereof) can have lasting impacts on future generations. We should strive to leave a legacy of faithfulness to God. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Despite past failures, God offers a path to repentance and restoration. We should seek His forgiveness and return to His ways when we stray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 17</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_17_34-39__why_did_god_reject_israel.htm">2 Kings 17:34–39 – If God’s covenant with Israel was everlasting, how does the text reconcile this with the assertion that He “rejected all the descendants of Israel?”</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/why_target_jacob_israel_for_punishment.htm">Micah 1:5 - Why single out Jacob and Israel for punishment in a manner that seems inconsistent with other passages emphasizing broader divine judgment?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34-41) THE RELIGIOUS STATE OF THE MIXED POPULATION OF SAMARIA IN THE TIME OF THE EDITOR.(34) They do after the former manners.--They still keep up the religious customs of the first colonists.They fear not the Lord.--They fear Him not in the sense of a right fear; they do not honour Him in the way He has prescribed in the Torah. The LXX. omits both nots in this verse.After their statutes, or after their ordinances.--The writer here thinks of the remnant of the Ten Tribes who amalgamated with the new settlers (<a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm" title="And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.">2Kings 23:19</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm" title="And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.">2Chronicles 34:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm" title="And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 34:9</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm" title="And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.">2Chronicles 34:33</a>; <a href="/john/4-12.htm" title="Are you greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?">John 4:12</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - Unto this day - i.e., the time at which Kings was written (about B.C. 580-560) - they do after the former manners - that is, they maintain the mixed religion, which they set up on the coming of the Samaritan priest from Assyria a hundred and fifty or sixty years previously - they fear not the Lord. This statement seems directly opposed to the thrice-repeated one (vers. 32, 33, 41), "They feared the Lord;" but the apparent contradiction is easily reconciled. The new immigrants "feared Jehovah" in a certain sense, i.e. externally. They admitted him into their pantheon, and had ritual observances in his honor. But they did not really fear him in their hearts. Had they done so, they would have inquired what were his laws, statutes, and ordinances, and would have set themselves to obey them. This they did not think of doing. Neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances - either the "statutes" and "ordinances" are regarded as having become de jure "theirs" by their occupation of the Holy Land, or "their" refers by anticipation to "the children of Jacob" towards the close of the verse - or after the Law - rather, and after the Law - and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel (see <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/17-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>To עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day הַיּ֤וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day they הֵ֣ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They are still practicing עֹשִׂ֔ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make their former הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים (hā·ri·šō·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank customs. כַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים (kam·miš·pā·ṭîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style None אֵינָ֤ם (’ê·nām) Adverb | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle of them worship יְרֵאִים֙ (yə·rê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel or observe עֹשִׂ֗ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the statutes, כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ (kə·ḥuq·qō·ṯām) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> Something prescribed, an enactment, statute ordinances, וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם (ū·ḵə·miš·pā·ṭām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style laws, וְכַתּוֹרָ֣ה (wə·ḵat·tō·w·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> Direction, instruction, law and commandments וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה (wə·ḵam·miṣ·wāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> Commandment that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel gave צִוָּ֤ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the descendants בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Jacob, יַעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc whom He named שָׂ֥ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 17:34 To this day they do after (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 17:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 17:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:35" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>