2 Reyes 17
Bible Darby
1*La douzième année d’Achaz, roi de Juda, Osée, fils d’Éla, commença de régner à Samarie sur Israël ; [il régna] neuf ans.
2Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, non pas toutefois comme les rois d’Israël qui avaient été avant lui.
3Shalmanéser, roi d’Assyrie, monta contre lui, et Osée devint son serviteur, et lui envoya des présents.
4Et le roi d’Assyrie découvrit qu’Osée conspirait ; car [Osée] avait envoyé des messagers à Sô, roi d’Égypte, et il n’envoyait pas de présents au roi d’Assyrie comme [il avait fait] d’année en année ; et le roi d’Assyrie l’enferma dans une prison et le lia.
5Et le roi d’Assyrie monta par tout le pays, et monta à Samarie, et l’assiégea trois ans.
6La neuvième année d’Osée, le roi d’Assyrie prit Samarie, et il transporta Israël en Assyrie, et les fit habiter à Khalakh, et sur le Khabor, fleuve de Gozan, et dans les villes des Mèdes.
7Et il était arrivé que les fils d’Israël avaient péché contre l’Éternel, leur Dieu, qui les avait fait monter du pays d’Égypte, de dessous la main du Pharaon, roi d’Égypte, et qu’ils avaient révéré d’autres dieux.
8Et ils marchèrent dans les statuts des nations que l’Éternel avait dépossédées devant les fils d’Israël, et [dans ceux] que les rois d’Israël avaient établis.
9Et les fils d’Israël firent en secret contre l’Éternel, leur Dieu, des choses qui ne sont pas droites ; et ils se bâtirent des hauts lieux dans toutes leurs villes, depuis la tour des gardes jusqu’à la ville forte ;
10et ils se dressèrent des statues et des ashères sur toute haute colline et sous tout arbre vert,
11et firent fumer là de l’encens sur tous les hauts lieux, comme les nations que l’Éternel avait transportées de devant eux ; et ils firent des choses mauvaises, pour provoquer à colère l’Éternel ;
12et ils servirent les idoles, au sujet desquelles l’Éternel leur avait dit : Vous ne ferez point cela.
13Et l’Éternel rendit témoignage contre Israël et contre Juda par tous les prophètes, tous les voyants, disant : Détournez-vous de vos mauvaises voies ; et gardez mes commandements, mes statuts, selon toute la loi que j’ai commandée à vos pères et que je vous ai envoyée par mes serviteurs les prophètes.
14Et ils n’écoutèrent pas, et roidirent leur cou comme le cou de leurs pères, qui n’avaient pas cru l’Éternel, leur Dieu.
15Et ils rejetèrent ses statuts, et son alliance qu’il avait faite avec leurs pères, et ses témoignages qu’il leur avait donnés, et ils marchèrent après la vanité, et agirent vainement, et en suivant les nations qui étaient autour d’eux, touchant lesquelles l’Éternel leur avait commandé de ne pas faire comme elles.
16Et ils abandonnèrent tous les commandements de l’Éternel, leur Dieu, et se firent des images de fonte, deux veaux, et se firent des ashères, et se prosternèrent devant toute l’armée des cieux, et servirent Baal.
17Et ils firent passer leurs fils et leurs filles par le feu, et pratiquèrent la divination et s’adonnèrent aux enchantements, et se vendirent pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’Éternel, pour le provoquer à colère.
18Et l’Éternel fut très irrité contre Israël, et les ôta de devant sa face ; il n’en resta que la seule tribu de Juda.
19Et Juda non plus ne garda pas les commandements de l’Éternel, son Dieu ; et ils marchèrent dans les statuts qu’Israël avait établis.
20Et l’Éternel rejeta toute la semence d’Israël, et il les affligea, et les livra en la main des pillards, jusqu’à ce qu’il les ait rejetés de devant sa face.
21Car Israël s’était séparé de la maison de David, et avait fait roi Jéroboam, fils de Nebath ; et Jéroboam avait détourné violemment Israël de suivre l’Éternel, et les avait fait commettre un grand péché.
22Et les fils d’Israël marchèrent dans tous les péchés que Jéroboam avait commis ; ils ne s’en détournèrent point,
23jusqu’à ce que l’Éternel ôta Israël de devant sa face, comme il avait dit par tous ses serviteurs les prophètes ; et Israël fut transporté de dessus sa terre en Assyrie, [où il est] jusqu’à ce jour.
24Et le roi d’Assyrie fit venir [des gens] de Babel, et de Cuth, et d’Avva, et de Hamath, et de Sepharvaïm, et [les] fit habiter dans les villes de la Samarie, à la place des fils d’Israël ; et ils possédèrent la Samarie, et habitèrent dans ses villes.
25Et il arriva, quand ils commencèrent d’y habiter, qu’ils ne craignaient pas l’Éternel, et l’Éternel envoya contre eux des lions qui les tuaient.
26Et on parla au roi d’Assyrie, disant : Les nations que tu as transportées et que tu as fait habiter dans les villes de Samarie ne connaissent pas la coutume du dieu du pays, et il a envoyé contre elles des lions, et voici, [ces lions] les font mourir, parce qu’elles ne connaissent pas la coutume du dieu du pays.
27Et le roi d’Assyrie commanda, disant : Faites aller là quelqu’un des sacrificateurs que vous en avez transportés ; et qu’il aille et qu’il demeure là, et qu’il leur enseigne la coutume du dieu du pays.
28Et un des sacrificateurs qu’on avait transportés de Samarie, vint et habita à Béthel, et il leur enseignait comment ils devaient craindre l’Éternel.
29Et chaque nation se fit ses dieux, et elles les placèrent dans les maisons des hauts lieux que les Samaritains avaient faites, chaque nation dans ses villes où elle habitait.
30Et les hommes de Babel firent Succoth-Benoth ; et les hommes de Cuth firent Nergal ; et les hommes de Hamath firent Ashima ;
31et les Avviens firent Nibkhaz et Tharthak ; et les Sepharviens brûlaient au feu leurs fils à Adrammélec et à Anammélec, les dieux de Sepharvaïm.
32Et ils craignaient l’Éternel, et se firent d’entre toutes les classes [du peuple] des sacrificateurs des hauts lieux, qui offraient [des sacrifices] pour eux dans les maisons des hauts lieux :
33ils craignaient l’Éternel, et ils servaient leurs dieux selon la coutume des nations d’où ils avaient été transportés.
34Jusqu’à ce jour ils font selon leurs premières coutumes : ils ne craignent pas l’Éternel, et ils ne font pas selon leurs statuts et selon leurs coutumes, ni selon la loi et selon le commandement que l’Éternel avait commandés aux fils de Jacob, qu’il nomma Israël.
35Et l’Éternel avait fait alliance avec eux, et il leur avait commandé, disant : Vous ne craindrez point d’autres dieux, et vous ne vous prosternerez point devant eux ; et vous ne les servirez point, et ne leur sacrifierez point.
36Mais l’Éternel seul, qui vous a fait monter du pays d’Égypte par une grande force et à bras étendu, lui, vous le craindrez, et vous vous prosternerez devant lui, et à lui vous sacrifierez.
37Et les statuts, et les ordonnances, et la loi, et le commandement, qu’il a écrits pour vous, vous prendrez garde à les pratiquer tous les jours ; et vous ne craindrez pas d’autres dieux.
38Et vous n’oublierez pas l’alliance que j’ai faite avec vous, et vous ne craindrez pas d’autres dieux ;
39mais vous craindrez l’Éternel, votre Dieu, et lui vous délivrera de la main de tous vos ennemis.
40Et ils n’écoutèrent pas, mais ils firent selon leur première coutume.
41Et ces nations-là craignaient l’Éternel, et servaient leurs images ; leurs fils aussi, et les fils de leurs fils, font jusqu’à ce jour comme leurs pères ont fait.
Reina-Valera 1909
1EN el año duodécimo de Achâz rey de Judá, comenzó á reinar Oseas hijo de Ela en Samaria sobre Israel; y reinó nueve años.
2E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, aunque no como los reyes de Israel que antes de él habían sido.
3Contra éste subió Salmanasar rey de los Asirios; y Oseas fué hecho su siervo, y pagábale tributo.
4Mas el rey de Asiria halló que Oseas hacía conjuración: porque había enviado embajadores á So, rey de Egipto, y no pagaba tributo al rey de Asiria, como cada año: por lo que el rey de Asiria le detuvo, y le aprisionó en la casa de la cárcel.
5Y el rey de Asiria partió contra todo el país, y subió contra Samaria, y estuvo sobre ella tres años.
6En el año nueve de Oseas tomó el rey de Asiria á Samaria, y trasportó á Israel á Asiria, y púsolos en Hala, y en Habor, junto al río de Gozán, y en las ciudades de los Medos.
7Porque como los hijos de Israel pecasen contra Jehová su Dios, que los sacó de tierra de Egipto de bajo la mano de Faraón rey de Egipto, y temiesen á dioses ajenos,
8Y anduviesen en los estatutos de las gentes que Jehová había lanzado delante de los hijos de Israel, y en los de los reyes de Israel, que hicieron;
9Y como los hijos de Israel paliasen cosas no rectas contra Jehová su Dios, edificándose altos en todas sus ciudades, desde las torres de las atalayas hasta las ciudades fuertes,
10Y se levantasen estatuas y bosques en todo collado alto, y debajo de todo árbol umbroso,
11Y quemasen allí perfumes en todos los altos, á la manera de las gentes que había Jehová traspuesto delante de ellos, é hiciesen cosas muy malas para provocar á ira á Jehová,
12Pues servían á los ídolos, de los cuales Jehová les había dicho: Vosotros no habéis de hacer esto;
13Jehová protestaba entonces contra Israel y contra Judá, por mano de todos los profetas, y de todos los videntes, diciendo: Volveos de vuestros malos caminos, y guardad mis mandamientos y mis ordenanzas, conforme á todas las leyes que yo prescribí á vuestros padres, y que os he enviado por mano de mis siervos los profetas.
14Mas ellos no obedecieron, antes endurecieron su cerviz, como la cerviz de sus padres, los cuales no creyeron en Jehová su Dios.
15Y desecharon sus estatutos, y su pacto que él había concertado con sus padres, y sus testimonios que él había protestado contra ellos; y siguieron la vanidad, y se hicieron vanos, y fueron en pos de las gentes que estaban alrededor de ellos, de las cuales les había Jehová mandado que no hiciesen á la manera de ellas:
16Y dejaron todos los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios, é hiciéronse vaciadizos dos becerros, y también bosques, y adoraron á todo el ejército del cielo, y sirvieron á Baal:
17E hicieron pasar á sus hijos y á sus hijas por fuego; y diéronse á adivinaciones y agüeros, y entregáronse á hacer lo malo en ojos de Jehová, provocándole á ira.
18Jehová por tanto se airó en gran manera contra Israel, y quitólos de delante de su rostro; que no quedó sino sólo la tribu de Judá.
19Mas ni aun Judá guardó los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios; antes anduvieron en los estatutos de Israel, los cuales habían ellos hecho.
20Y desechó Jehová toda la simiente de Israel, y afligiólos, y entrególos en manos de saqueadores, hasta echarlos de su presencia.
21Porque cortó á Israel de la casa de David, y ellos se hicieron rey á Jeroboam hijo de Nabat; y Jeroboam rempujó á Israel de en pos de Jehová, é hízoles cometer gran pecado.
22Y los hijos de Israel anduvieron en todos los pecados de Jeroboam que él hizo, sin apartarse de ellos;
23Hasta tanto que Jehová quitó á Israel de delante de su rostro, como lo había él dicho por mano de todos los profetas sus siervos: é Israel fué trasportado de su tierra á Asiria, hasta hoy.
24Y trajo el rey de Asiria gente de Babilonia, y de Cutha, y de Ava, y de Hamath, y de Sepharvaim, y púsolos en las ciudades de Samaria, en lugar de los hijos de Israel; y poseyeron á Samaria, y habitaron en sus ciudades.
25Y aconteció al principio, cuando comenzaron á habitar allí, que no temiendo ellos á Jehová, envió Jehová contra ellos leones que los mataban.
26Entonces dijeron ellos al rey de Asiria: Las gentes que tú traspasaste y pusiste en las ciudades de Samaria, no saben la costumbre del Dios de aquella tierra, y él ha echado leones en ellos, y he aquí los matan, porque no saben la costumbre del Dios de la tierra.
27Y el rey de Asiria mandó, diciendo: Llevad allí á alguno de los sacerdotes que trajisteis de allá, y vayan y habiten allí, y enséñenles la costumbre del Dios del país.
28Y vino uno de los sacerdotes que habían trasportado de Samaria, y habitó en Beth-el, y enseñóles cómo habían de temer á Jehová.
29Mas cada nación se hizo sus dioses, y pusiéronlos en los templos de los altos que habían hecho los de Samaria; cada nación en su ciudad donde habitaba.
30Los de Babilonia hicieron á Succoth-benoth, y los de Cutha hicieron á Nergal, y los de Hamath hicieron á Asima;
31Los Heveos hicieron á Nibhaz y á Tharthac; y los de Sepharvaim quemaban sus hijos al fuego á Adra-melech y á Anamelech, dioses de Sepharvaim.
32Y temían á Jehová; é hicieron del pueblo bajo sacerdotes de los altos, quienes sacrificaban para ellos en los templos de los altos.
33Temían á Jehová, y honraban á sus dioses, según la costumbre de las gentes de donde habían sido trasladados.
34Hasta hoy hacen como primero; que ni temen á Jehová, ni guardan sus estatutos, ni sus ordenanzas, ni hacen según la ley y los mandamientos que prescribió Jehová á los hijos de Jacob, al cual puso el nombre de Israel;
35Con los cuales había Jehová hecho pacto, y les mandó, diciendo: No temeréis á otros dioses, ni los adoraréis, ni les serviréis, ni les sacrificaréis:
36Mas á Jehová, que os sacó de tierra de Egipto con grande poder y brazo extendido, á éste temeréis, y á éste adoraréis, y á éste haréis sacrificio.
37Los estatutos y derechos y ley y mandamientos que os dió por escrito, cuidaréis siempre de ponerlos por obra, y no temeréis dioses ajenos.
38Y no olvidaréis el pacto que hice con vosotros; ni temeréis dioses ajenos:
39Mas temed á Jehová vuestro Dios, y él os librará de mano de todos vuestros enemigos.
40Empero ellos no escucharon; antes hicieron según su costumbre antigua.
41Así temieron á Jehová aquellas gentes, y juntamente sirvieron á sus ídolos: y también sus hijos y sus nietos, según que hicieron sus padres, así hacen hasta hoy.
King James Version
1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8And 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.
9And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
10And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
11And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
12For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
16And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
18Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
22For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
23Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
24And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
25And 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.
26Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
30And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
34Unto 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;
35With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
36But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
37And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
39But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
41So 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.
World English Bible
1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
4The king of Assyria discovered a conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria seized him, and bound him in prison.
5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8and walked in the statutes of the nations whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
9The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
10and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
11and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom the LORD carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger;
12and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
13Yet the LORD testified to Israel and to Judah, by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”
14Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck like the neck of their fathers who didn’t believe in the LORD their God.
15They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them that they should not do like them.
16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made molten images for themselves, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served Baal.
17They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
18Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah didn’t keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20The LORD rejected all the offspring of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hands of raiders, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
22The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them
23until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.
24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
25So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
26Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them; and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”
27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.”
28So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.
30The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32So they feared the LORD, and also made from among themselves priests of the high places for themselves, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33They feared the LORD, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
34To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
35with whom the LORD had made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36but you shall fear the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
37The statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do forever more. You shall not fear other gods.
38You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods.
39But you shall fear the LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
40However they didn’t listen, but they did what they did before.
41So 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.