2 Kings 17:33
They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 6 cross-references. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser besieges Samaria for three years; his successor Sargon II deports Israel to Assyria. The theological analysis is explicit: Israel fell because they sinned against God from the exodus onward, following other gods, erecting high places, and …
Other Translations
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.
They gave worship to the Lord, but they gave honour to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.
Cross References
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be …
So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did …
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he …
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their …
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the …
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he …