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Texts -- 2 Kings 17:31-41 (NET)

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17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak , and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech , the gods of Sepharvaim . 17:32 At the same time they worshiped the Lord . They appointed some of their own people to serve as priests in the shrines on the high places . 17:33 They were worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which which they had been deported . 17:34 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 . 17:35 The Lord made an agreement with them and instructed them, “You must not worship other gods . Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them. 17:36 Instead you must worship the Lord , who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability ; bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him. 17:37 You must carefully obey at all times the rules , regulations , law , and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods . 17:38 You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods . 17:39 Instead you must worship the Lord your God ; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies .” 17:40 But they pay no attention ; instead they observe their earlier practices . 17:41 These nations are worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their idols ; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done , to this very day .

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  • 2Ki 17:24-41 -- The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners

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  • Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon."Israel Exploration Journal24:1(1974):13-16.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonahl. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Revised ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.,...
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