2 Kings 17:32

17:32 At the same time they worshiped ¹  the Lord. They appointed some of their own people to serve as priests in the shrines on the high places. ² 

2 Kings 17:35

17:35 The Lord made an agreement ³  with them ⁴  and instructed them, “You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them.

2 Kings 25:24

25:24 Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. ⁵  He said, “You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

¹ tn Heb “feared.”

² tn Heb “and they appointed for themselves from their whole people priests for the high places and they were serving for them in the house[s] of the high places.”

³ tn Or “covenant.”

⁴ sn That is, the descendants of Jacob/Israel (see v. 35b).

⁵ tn The words “so as to give them…some assurance of safety” are supplied in the translation for clarification.