2 Kings 17:8

17:8 they observed the practices¹ of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from before Israel, and followed the example of the kings of Israel.²

2 Kings 17:19

17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example.³

2 Kings 17:13

17:13 The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.”⁴

2 Kings 17:34

17:34 To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship⁵ the Lord; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the Lord gave⁶ the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel.

2 Kings 23:3

23:3 The king stood by the pillar and renewed⁷ the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow⁸ the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being,⁹ by carrying out the terms¹⁰ of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant.¹¹

¹tn Heb “walked in the customs.”

²tn Heb “and [the practices of] the kings of Israel which they did.”

³tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”

⁵tn Heb “obey my commandments and rules according to all the law which I commanded your fathers and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”

⁷tn Heb “fear.”

⁸tn Heb “commanded.”

⁹tn Heb “cut,” that is, “made, agreed to.”

¹⁰tn Heb “walk after.”

¹¹tn Or “soul.”

¹²tn Heb “words.”

¹³tn Heb “stood in the covenant.”