2 Kings 17:41
39 but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”
40 But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
- WEB
- So these nations feared the LORD, and also served their engraved images. Their children did likewise, and so did their children’s children. They do as their fathers did to this day.
- ASV
- So these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children`s children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
- DARBY
- And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day.
- BLB
- And it came to pass [that] these nations feared YHWH, and their carved images they were serving—also their sons and the sons of their sons. As their fathers did, they are doing even to this day.
- ÅB
- Så fryktet da disse hedningefolk Herren, men dyrket på samme tid sine utskårne bilder; også deres barn og deres barnebarn har helt til denne dag gjort som deres fedre gjorde.
[^1]: d.e. med falske forklaringer av Herrens ord tilhyllet og skjulte de hans sanne vesen.
[^2]: 2KR 26, 10.
[^3]: d.e. han og hans ledsagere.
[^4]: i sannhet.
[^5]: 1MO 32, 28. - OTB
- Så mens disse nasjonene fryktet Herren, tjente de også sine avguder; deres barn likeså og deres barnebarn, slik deres fedre handlet, slik gjør de til denne dag.
- B1930
- Så fryktet da disse hedningefolk Herren, men dyrket på samme tid sine utskårne billeder; også deres barn og deres barnebarn har helt til denne dag gjort som deres fedre gjorde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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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.
Read in contextZephaniah 1:5
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
Read in context2 Kings 17:32–33
So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
Read in contextJoshua 24:14–20
Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Read in contextEzra 4:1–3
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
Read in contextRevelation 3:15–16
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
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