2 Kings 17:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.””
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“They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, `Ye do not do this thing;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 17:12 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Exodus 20:3You shall have no other gods before Me.
- Exodus 34:14For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
- Leviticus 26:1“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 4:15So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
- Deuteronomy 4:23Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
- Deuteronomy 5:7You shall have no other gods before Me.
- Deuteronomy 12:4You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.
- Joshua 23:7So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
- 2 Kings 17:40But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
- Ezekiel 20:28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
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