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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they did not listen, but they kept acting in accordance with their earlier custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />However, they did not listen, but they were acting according to their earlier custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they would not listen but continued practicing their former customs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the people living in Israel ignored that command and kept on following their old customs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel had refused to listen and made up their own rules, as they had done from the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But those people would not listen, and they continued to follow their old customs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But they wouldn't listen. Instead, they did what they had been doing before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But they pay no attention; instead they observe their earlier practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />However they did not listen, but they did what they did before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />However they didn’t listen, but they did what they did before. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have not listened, but they are doing according to their former custom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they did not hearken, but! they were doing according to their former judgments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they did not hearken, but did according to their old custom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they did not listen; they continued to act according to their former customs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They would not listen, however, but they continued to practice their former custom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former customs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not listen, but they were doing according to their former custom.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall ye comply with their practice, which they follow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/17-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.” <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">But they would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mê·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></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.">they persisted in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">their former</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: kə·miš·pā·ṭām (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Judgment. ">customs.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Judges 2:17</a></span><br />Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></span><br />Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a></span><br />You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-40</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">However, they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.</p><p class="hdg">they did not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Jeremiah 13:23</a></b></br> Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? <i>then</i> may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.</p><p class="hdg">but they did</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-8.htm">2 Kings 17:8,12,34</a></b></br> And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a></b></br> And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Former</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Persisted</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-20.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Former</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-48.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/john/8-7.htm">Persisted</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea the Last King of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Samaria for sinning is led into captivity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>But they would not listen</b><br>This phrase highlights the persistent disobedience of the Israelites. Throughout the Old Testament, God repeatedly sent prophets to warn His people and call them back to obedience (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a>, <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a>). The Israelites' refusal to listen is a recurring theme, demonstrating their hardened hearts and resistance to God's commands. This disobedience ultimately led to their downfall and exile, as God allowed the Assyrians to conquer the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The phrase underscores the importance of heeding God's word and the consequences of ignoring divine warnings.<p><b>and they persisted in their former customs</b><br>The Israelites' persistence in their former customs refers to their continued practice of idolatry and syncretism, blending the worship of Yahweh with that of other gods. This behavior was explicitly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/5-7.htm">Deuteronomy 5:7-9</a>). The "former customs" likely included the worship of Baal and Asherah, which were prevalent in the region. Archaeological findings, such as altars and idols, support the biblical account of widespread idolatry in ancient Israel. This persistence in idolatry is contrasted with the call to exclusive worship of Yahweh, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>). The Israelites' failure to abandon these customs ultimately led to their spiritual and national decline, serving as a warning to future generations about the dangers of compromising faith and practice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom of Israel, who were taken into exile by the Assyrians due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrians.htm">Assyrians</a></b><br>The empire that conquered the Northern Kingdom and resettled the land with people from other nations, leading to a syncretistic form of worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom, which became a center of mixed religious practices after the Assyrian conquest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God who commanded the Israelites to worship Him alone and follow His statutes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Messengers sent by God to warn the Israelites of the consequences of their disobedience and to call them back to faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_syncretism.htm">The Danger of Syncretism</a></b><br>Mixing true worship with pagan practices leads to spiritual compromise and disobedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Ignoring God's commands and the warnings of His prophets leads to judgment and separation from His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_stubbornness_of_the_human_heart.htm">The Stubbornness of the Human Heart</a></b><br>Like the Israelites, we are prone to follow our own ways rather than God's, highlighting the need for repentance and submission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Persistent disobedience results in God's discipline, as seen in the exile of the Northern Kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_exclusive_worship.htm">The Call to Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>God demands our full allegiance and devotion, rejecting any form of idolatry or divided loyalty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_nationalism.htm">What is the significance of Ramah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_goodness_prompt_repentance.htm">Did God command killings in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_bible_truly_the_word_of_god.htm">Is the Bible truly the word of God?</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>(40) <span class= "bld">They</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the Ephraimites.<p><span class= "bld">Did.</span>--<span class= "ital">Continued doing.</span><p><span class= "bld">After their former manner</span>--i.e., they clung to the old-established cultus of the calves.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit they did not hearken.</span> The mixed race, with their mixed religion, though professing to be worshippers of Jehovah, paid no attention to the warnings and threatenings of the Law (ver. 34), which were to them a dead letter. <span class="cmt_word">But they did after their former manner</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> they continued to maintain the syncretism described in vers. 28-33. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/17-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But they would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמֵ֑עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they persisted in</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשִֽׂים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their former</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">customs.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·miš·pā·ṭām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 17:40 However they did not listen but they (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 17:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 17:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:41" /></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>