2 Kings 17:8

17:8 they observed the practices ¹  of the nations whom the Lord had driven out from before Israel, and followed the example of the kings of Israel. ² 

2 Kings 17:12

17:12 They worshiped ³  the disgusting idols ⁴  in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command. ⁵ 

2 Kings 17:34

17:34 To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship ⁶  the Lord; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the Lord gave ⁷  the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel.

Deuteronomy 4:28

4:28 There you will worship gods made by human hands – wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

[17:8]  ¹ tn Heb “walked in the customs.”

[17:8]  ² tn Heb “and [the practices of] the kings of Israel which they did.”

[17:12]  ³ tn Or “served.”

[17:12]  ⁴ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.

[17:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “about which the Lord had said to them, ‘You must not do this thing.’”

[17:34]  ⁶ tn Heb “fear.”

[17:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “commanded.”